Critiques/2010-08-24

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Suggestions coming from the August 24, 2010 critique regarding the 2010-08-04 Quad incident and the 2010-08-18 Table Mountain incident.

Pincher Creek SAR routinely performs a critique after a Search and Rescue incident in order to learn what should be done differently or the same in the next similar incident. Critiques are not about criticism but rather about learning. They are normally chaired by a Search Manager that was not involved in the incident. The suggestions that are brought forward through the critique process are presented in this report.

1 Participants
2 Rough notes
3 Suggestions
4 Committee / Organization

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#	Suggestion	Referred to
0001	Add to SAR Tasking Guidelines that the Manager on Call communicate directly with the RCMP	preplan
0002	All Search Mangers should have phone contacts for EMS ambulance in order to improve on inter-agency communication and avoid mistaken directions including Channel(s) 1&2.	training
0003	Interagency Communication should be improved	board
0004	Equipment in SARCAR and Equipment Trailer should include Heat Blankets and Hot Packs.	equipment
0005	ensure that all drivers can back up and haul out the SAR trailer	training
0006	Practice should be to haul trailer out to most incident.	preplan
0007	research best practice for transport of injured subject via truck bed, train to that standard	preplan
0008	discuss (formally) with PCES the issues of navigation to call-out sites (for example: on the August 04 incident south of PC, the ambulance missed the directions.	preplan
0009	Subject removal and evacuation planning.	training
0010	clarify roles and command structure/hierarchy when several agencies are involved in/responding to the same incident.	training
0011	that the trailer be stored at the Fire Hall	equipment
0012	Training in the use of PCES radio channels (1& 2) as well as in the “Mutual Aid” channel.	training
0013	rope rescue equipment is transferred to the SAR trailer	unassigned
0014	arrange meeting with new RCMP Commander	board
0015	Had the original message gone off right at the shale slide? Was there too much hysteria?	unassigned
0016	Use a magnetic wand to show trailer alignment.	equipment
0017	Call out needs more than 15 minutes to marshal at fire hall	preplan
0018	Train new call-out	preplan
0019	EMS all terrain stretcher could not have gone in all way. It would have been a tough pack; Pincher SAR's would have been better.	unassigned
0020	EMS personnel were not outfitted to climb the mountain. They wore rubber boots, full cover-alls on a hot day.	unassigned
0021	No PCSAR team leader in the field.	training
0022	PCSAR & EMS joint training (witness a mock search). Would provide opportunity to let EMS personnel see capability of SAR.	training
0023	working with EMS, need to get SAR into action faster	preplan
0024	Consider using back door number to talk to Lethbridge dispatch to avoid long calls of questions	preplan

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The suggestions are being passed on to the indicated organizations/committees for their consideration. We recognize that not all suggestions may be appropriate, and some may already have been implemented.