Class on Managing the Lost Person Incident
The Managing the Lost Person Incident course is designed to teach the essential knowledge and skills necessary to perform as the initial response Incident Commander on a lost person incident with the primary focus on the Search element of SAR. The course prepares the student for the management responsibilities and leadership skills required during SAR missions. The course explains the tasks and procedures needed to effectively manage SAR operations from the initial response through the expansion phases of the search to the final demobilization of all resources.
The class is now full. Thank you for your interest!
Important info about class dates:
The 4-day class will be delivered over 2 weekends, it is essential that the student attends both weekends.
1st Session: Nov 19-20, 2011
2nd Session: Dec 10-11, 2011.
Additional information about the course material can be found at NASAR.org.
| Length:This course is four days, 30 hours and will be offered over 2 weekends this fall.Main Course Topics:• Incident Command System for SAR Operations • Operational Preplanning • SAR Resources • Initiating and Planning the Search • Predicting Lost Person Behavior • Establishing the Search Area • Allocating SAR Resources-SAR Tactics • Briefing and Debriefing • Documentation • Managing Searcher Safety • SAR Technology |
Recommended Prerequisites:• ICS 100 – Introduction to ICS • ICS 200 – ICS for Single Resources • NASAR Fundamentals of Search and RescueAudience:The target audience includes all emergency responders from city, county, and volunteer agencies tasked with managing search and rescue incident. • Fire Service (FS) |
Class information:
• The class will be delivered over 2 weekends, it is essential that the student attends both weekends.
• There are 30 seats in the class, we are looking at offering 3 seats each to:
• Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Roberson and Washington Counties.
• The remaining 9 seats will be divided up to Teams within BV Search & Rescue
• It is recommended that personnel attending the class will function as the Agency’s SAR Coordinator.