Getting the Search Controller Assignment Right (First Time!)
According to ALSAR you are not qualified to manage or control a search unless you have passed an assessment to say you are competent to do so! I think this is quite right. I do not care how good a course you sat through – unless you can prove you have taken some of it [...]
January 21, 2010
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Robert Bradley · 
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Tags: ALSAR, Assessment, Charlie Hedges, Common Pitfalls, Missing Person Search, SAR Pre-Plan, Search Controller, Search Controller Assignment, Search Controllers Course, Search Manager, UKLSI · Posted in: Search Thoughts, Search Training
A Defence of Purposeful Wandering
Johnnie Walker a long while back made a throwaway comment when he was commenting on his own Search Analogy; I know of Police Services who ban purposeful wandering by their search volunteers. Yes, you read that right. Not insist on it. Ban it! [Read it here if you don't believe he wrote it...] I have [...]
January 13, 2010
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Tags: ALSAR, Johnnie Walker, POD, Police, PolSA, Probability of Detection, Purposeful Wandering, Search Controllers Course, Search Techniques, Search Theory, Search Volunteers, UKLSI · Posted in: Search Thoughts
Search Pre-Planning Ideas
It has been a week since the UKLSI Search Controllers course. Delegates on that course only qualify after passing an assessment assignment. The assignment is made up of two parts; a “critical” review of two past searches (the search management decisions made etc.) and to produce a Search Pre-plan from their local area. Delegates should [...]
December 2, 2009
· Robert Bradley · One Comment
Tags: PolSA, Pre-Planned Search, Search Controller Assignment, Search Controllers Course, Search Incidents, Search Management, Search Pre-Plan, UKLSI · Posted in: Search Thoughts, Search Training
Improving ALSAR Training
One of the most heated debates at the last ALSAR conference was about training; but a recent e-mail conversation reminded me of just why training is so controversial. Everyone wants to run their own training courses. I can understand this – seeing some courses and books I often sit there and think to myself why [...]
November 23, 2009
· Robert Bradley · 25 Comments
Tags: ALSAR, ALSAR Conference, ALSAR Instructors, ALSAR Training, BST Course, First Aid Course, Missing Person Behaviour Course, Navigation Course, Search Controllers Course, Search Managers Course, Search Training, Team Leader Course, Tracking Course, Water Safety Course · Posted in: Search Thoughts, Search Training
Search Management Training Courses
I’m often asked about the variety of Search Management and Search Controller courses that are available; what are they like? what is the difference? etc. Before I include a couple of links to some Search Management/Controller courses I have found on the Internet I wanted to explain how I see the difference in the wordings. [...]
November 16, 2009
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Tags: Emergency Response UK, ERI, Green Man, International Rescue Training Centre Wales, Managing the Lost Person Search, Missing Person Management Course, Search Controller, Search Controllers Course, Search Management, Search Management Course, Search Theory, UKLSI · Posted in: Search Courses, Search Links, Search Thoughts, Search Training
