Comments on: Improving ALSAR http://re-search.org.uk/2009/12/07/improving-alsar/ The bloke that knows sh!t loads of dead cool stuff about search... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:16:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leigh Robinson http://re-search.org.uk/2009/12/07/improving-alsar/comment-page-1/#comment-600 Leigh Robinson Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:08:01 +0000 http://re-search.org.uk/?p=291#comment-600 As a new team coming in, and hopefully gaining ALSAR approval, we were impressed by the pedigree that ALSAR represents. I originally came from a water rescue background and there it is every team for itself (including trying to put the other out of business). With you guys ALSAR is the glue that binds you together. A lot has to be said for that. I apologise if I am speaking out of line as a new boy on the block, but having seen the unpleasent end of SAR teams in a free for all, I felt I was qualified to comment. As a new team coming in, and hopefully gaining ALSAR approval, we were impressed by the pedigree that ALSAR represents. I originally came from a water rescue background and there it is every team for itself (including trying to put the other out of business). With you guys ALSAR is the glue that binds you together. A lot has to be said for that.

I apologise if I am speaking out of line as a new boy on the block, but having seen the unpleasent end of SAR teams in a free for all, I felt I was qualified to comment.

]]> By: Robert Bradley http://re-search.org.uk/2009/12/07/improving-alsar/comment-page-1/#comment-521 Robert Bradley Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:11:16 +0000 http://re-search.org.uk/?p=291#comment-521 Beth - I know Adrian reads this website when he can, but I will wing him an e-mail just to let him know that this conversation has started up again. I do wonder though whether this whole conversation is better had on the SAR World Forum. It might be appropriate (I don't know - your thoughts are welcome!) to actually have a public ALSAR Forum on there; a bit like the SEBEV one? I like the idea of having the conversations in public - it allows for outside views to be sought and given. It is also a better platform to allow discussion of multiple subjects within ALSAR... Beth – I know Adrian reads this website when he can, but I will wing him an e-mail just to let him know that this conversation has started up again.

I do wonder though whether this whole conversation is better had on the SAR World Forum. It might be appropriate (I don’t know – your thoughts are welcome!) to actually have a public ALSAR Forum on there; a bit like the SEBEV one?

I like the idea of having the conversations in public – it allows for outside views to be sought and given. It is also a better platform to allow discussion of multiple subjects within ALSAR…

]]> By: Kris Manning http://re-search.org.uk/2009/12/07/improving-alsar/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Kris Manning Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:56:37 +0000 http://re-search.org.uk/?p=291#comment-520 Linking to a similar conversation on SARwork http://www.sarworld.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2&start=0 Linking to a similar conversation on SARwork

http://www.sarworld.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2&start=0

]]> By: Beth http://re-search.org.uk/2009/12/07/improving-alsar/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Beth Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:08:08 +0000 http://re-search.org.uk/?p=291#comment-519 In the interests of fairness I suggest Rob invite Adrian to read all these comments and be invited to respond...? PS I also thought the ALSAR conference was very impressive and greatly look forward to the next one. X In the interests of fairness I suggest Rob invite Adrian to read all these comments and be invited to respond…? PS I also thought the ALSAR conference was very impressive and greatly look forward to the next one. X

]]> By: Jennie Webster http://re-search.org.uk/2009/12/07/improving-alsar/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Jennie Webster Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:27:50 +0000 http://re-search.org.uk/?p=291#comment-516 Isis have the agreed training syllabus too, but that's it for us aswell! HantSAR's operational requirements are more stringent than ours, (maybe it's something Isis need to look into?) but our requirements are a UKLSI search tech course, one meeting a month and 2 exercises a year. Also, if the ST course were to change drastically we'd be getting people to go along for a refresher. Isis have the agreed training syllabus too, but that’s it for us aswell!

HantSAR’s operational requirements are more stringent than ours, (maybe it’s something Isis need to look into?) but our requirements are a UKLSI search tech course, one meeting a month and 2 exercises a year. Also, if the ST course were to change drastically we’d be getting people to go along for a refresher.

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