Archive for January, 2010
Hampshire Search and Rescue Team Abuse Local MP
Hantsar last night invited a couple of local politicians along to their search training. Here are some of their responses; After fun eve with hants search and rescue scratched face will recover. Trousers probably won’t! Good stuff. Nice people… Sandra Gidley, MP and Great evening training with Hampshire Search and Rescue Impressed by the friendly [...]
January 29, 2010
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Robert Bradley · 
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Tags: Hampshire Search and Rescue, Hantsar, Martin Tod, Sandra Gidley, Search Training · Posted in: Search Links, Search News
SEBEV (Berkshire) Search and Rescue Team needs volunteers
Today will be a day of housekeeping messages, with the odd link and news item. As you know, SEBEV is my local Search and Rescue Team in Berkshire. This January they have launched a recruitment drive for more volunteers. The team were visited by presenter Maggie Philbin (Tomorrows World, Multi-coloured Swap Shop) and did 3 [...]
January 29, 2010
· Robert Bradley · No Comments
Tags: Andrew Peach, Berkshire Search and Rescue, Maggie Philbin, SAR Volunteers, SEBEV, SEBEV SAR · Posted in: Search Links, Search News
The POD of a Search Dog
I wrote a short piece last week entitled “The POD of a Search Dog is 100%” and promised to give my thoughts on the subject at a later date. It is interesting to note that the two commenters – Daryl Toogood and Johnnie Walker – highlighted the two main issues I wanted to cover with [...]
January 28, 2010
· Robert Bradley · No Comments
Tags: Daryl Toogood, Johnnie Walker, POD, Probability of Detection, Search Dog, Search Dog Handler, Search Management, Search Planning, Search Sector · Posted in: Search Thoughts
Searching in the Dark
You may remember a long while back me writing a short news article introducing a Specialist Night / Low Light Search Technician Certification Course from Gary Foo. Several comments were made at the time, with Jennie Webster making the valid point that; Maybe explicit courses such as this would make it more obvious that ALSAR teams can [...]
January 27, 2010
· Robert Bradley · 10 Comments
Tags: ACPO, ALSAR, Bob Koester, Ed Johnson, Gary Foo, Greg Fuller, Jennie Webster, Misper, Missing Person Search, Night Search, Night Searching, POD, POS, Rrobert J Koester, Search Team Leader, Search Technician, UKLSI · Posted in: Search Thoughts
Calculating Probability Density Distribution for Missing Person Search
The first of the four elements of the optimal search problem is having a probability density distribution (predicting the likelihood that an object is in any particular search area or region.) To achieve this during a Maritime Search and Rescue Incident one takes into account the accuracy of the initial location report, the current, wind [...]
January 26, 2010
· Robert Bradley · One Comment
Tags: Bob Koester, Consensus, Lost Person Behavior, Maritime Search and Rescue, Misper, missing person behaviour, POA, Probability Density, Probability Density Distribution, Probability of Area, Robert J Koester, Search Planner, Search Sector, Search Terrain, Theory of Optimal Search · Posted in: Search Thoughts
