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National Criteria for Ground Search and Rescue
Volume 3 - MANAGEMENT
CRITERIA
A. PROGRAM
The items covered under BASIC and ADVANCED criteria are pre-requisites
for the MANAGEMENT level criteria.
Advanced Responsibilities in leadership areas.
Experience in Search leadership.
B. GENERAL OPERATIONAL
Knowledge/recognition of responsibilities involved
- legal requirements
and responsibilities
- regional differences
- applicable local,
provincial/territorial or federal responsibilities
Preplanning
- local/team policies
and guidelines
- transport and logistic
basicsimplementation of previous feedback
- ICS and modified
ICS management structures
- descriptions of duties and task assignments
- establishing cooperative
relations and resource contacts with other agencies
Site Management (Establishment of Command Post and Logistics)
- site selection
- physical setup of
search base (variations according to local resources)
- logistics/supply of search base
- progression/evolution of command structure (through operational
periods)
- site security establishment
and supply of field camps
Record-Keeping (Tracking People and Equipment)
- legal implications
- "scribe” responsibilities
assignment
- registration of resources
- computer programs
assignment if applicable
- keeping records of
assignments, radio log, operations log, financial records, maps and
overlays, charts and objectives
- demobilization (general)
Managing the Search
Function
Planning
- size up: data, contingencies, urgency
evaluations, objectives, subject information, available resources, local
organization and situation vulnerabilities
- lost person behaviour
- initial search strategies and
tactics - lost person behaviour, defining search areas and segments
- assembling and assigning resources
for maximum efficiency
- strategies and tactics for second
and later operational periods
- planning for transition to next
operational period
- changing Probabilities: third
and subsequent periods
Execution
- communicating with search teams
- rescuing and evacuating the located
victim
- handling evidence and fatalities
- outside Influences:
media, politicians, relatives
Demobilization
(specific)
- suspension
- recall/checking out
- incident debriefings and feedback
- critical incident stress
management
Wilderness vs. Urban
Search: similarities and differences
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