2018 Fall SAR Basics/Schedule

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This is a sample schedule (master) for SAR Fundamentals courses hosted by PCSAR. Each section links to a lesson plan.

It is intended to help instructors schedule their sections. It is not intended for students as a commitment of what will be taught when. Times are only approximate. Elements may be moved around.

Contents

Evening 1

Friday November 23. 18:00-21:30

  • Instructors: Brett; available: Roy (tentative)
Q's, discussion, prep for next day, clean up

Day 2

Saturday November 24. 09:00-17:00

  • Instructors: Brett; available: Chris after 09:30, Jake (tentative)


Day 3

Sunday November 25. 09:00-17:00

  • Instructors: Brett; available: Chris after 09:30, Jake (tentative)


Assigned Reading

See Readings.

Survival and Body Mgmt., & Fitness

assigned reading
otherwise 0.5h
  • further built upon in a later presentation


clothing, personal protection, & Personal Equip

assigned reading
otherwise 0.8h


Field Health and Hygiene

assigned reading
otherwise 0.5 hr


Hazards

otherwise 0.5 hr
  • further built upon in a later presentation


Communications

  • further built upon in a later presentation


Inland Water Search

assigned reading
otherwise 0.5hr


SAR resources and technology, & Power Tools

assigned reading
otherwise 0.5 hr


Urban SAR

assigned reading

Evening 4

Friday December 7. 18:00-21:30

  • Instructors: Brett; available: -


Day 5

Saturday December 8. 09:00-17:00

  • Instructors: Brett; available: Chris after 09:30, Jake (tentative), Matt (tentative)


Evening 5

Saturday evening December 8. 18:30-~22:00

  • Instructors: Brett; available: Chris, Jake (tentative) Matt (tentative)


  • 18:30-~22:00 3.50hr Mock search - Chris?, Jake?, Matt?

Day 6

Sunday December 9. 09:00-17:00

  • Instructors: Brett; available: Jake (tentative), Roy (tenative)


not covered

The following material is not explicitly scheduled and where appropriate will be covered in earlier sections.


Navigation - Lat/Long

0.75 hr
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch13
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"

Rationale to not include: SAR workers only use lat/long when interfacing with members of the public and air searchers. Conversion to UTM can be accomplished by a suitably trained person in the planning section.


Navigation - Legal Land Description, Road Numbering System, Municipal Approach Numbering System

1.5 hr
2006-09-30 10:15 11:45
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"

Rationale to not include: SAR workes only use LLD and its derivatives when navigating to the search site and interfacing with the public and municipal workers. Navigation by LLD is a difficult skill to maintain. Conversion to UTM can be accomplished by a suitably trained person in the planning section.


Navigation - GPS - practical - waypoints


Specialty teams

good idea. Try to work in in future years.


Rope rescue

1.25 hr
SAR Fundamentals Manual:
  • Ch.24 "Rope Rescue Equipment"
  • Ch.25 "Rope Related Skills"
Basic SAR Skills Manual:
  • Ch.21 "Rope Rescue Equipment"
  • Ch.22 "Rope Knots and Skills"
related skills-exercise on knots

Rationale to not include: To assist in a rope rescue takes considerably more training than can be included in this course.


Mountain Bike SAR

Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-12 "Mountain Bike SAR"

Rationale to not include: A speciality not often encountered.

Filler

Personal tools