Wilderness Version

A course that provides the education, training and knowledge to manage a ground search for the first operational period. Applicable for a wide variety of agencies ranging from park rangers to police officers or whoever has the mandate to conduct the initial response to a missing person incident.

Urban Version

A course specifically designed to provide mandated agencies with the ability to manage a missing person incident in the urban environment. A unique textbook accompanies this course and it has had great reviews from city police agencies across Canada.

Course Purpose

• Give participants enough training and experience (through table tops) to conduct a search mission immediately using a “best practices” standard operating procedure (SOP) 6 step process
• Provide an orientation on both Search and Rescue management concepts, with emphasis on the basic concepts that will assist the participant in the planning of the “initial response” operational period
• Orientation to the Incident Command System (ICS) and “initial response” procedures
• Development of an “initial response” SOP

Objectives

On completion, a participant should be able to:

• Manage a search (first operational period)
• List the “crucials” of search management
• Explain the value of a SAR Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA)
• List components of an effective SAR program
• Apply incident management principles (use of ICS)
• Apply the 6-step incident response process
• Identify, apply, discuss search management principles (essential fundamentals)
• Initiate an effective and appropriate response to a missing person report
• Apply initial response resources in a SAR map exercise
• Anticipate and manage changes in incident complexity (or be able to set stage for multiple operational periods)
• Manage crucial search management information

Course Content

• Search Management Philosophy, Crucials, Concepts
• Components Of An Effective SAR Program (Local SAR Capability Assessment for Readiness): SAR program development and management
• Incident Command System (ICS)
• SAR Mission Overview (Anatomy of a Search)
• First Notice
• Initial Response (SOP Driven)
• Search Area Identification (Probability of Area). Where to Search: Discussion of the Process and Basic Principles to Establish the Search Area
• Search Tactics (Probability of Detection). How to Search: Discussion of Search Methods and Probability of Detection
• Extended Operations Overview: How To Set The Stage
• Rescue / Recovery Operations
• Stakeholders And Critical Allies (External Influences)
• Mission Termination
• Post Mission

Length

2 Days

(Price is for presentation to a group - not for each individual in the group)

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