What is a Search Pre-Plan?
As Daryl asked so nicely I’ve decided to write some more about search pre-plans and what should go in one. Different SAR teams have different templates, content and so on. It is difficult then to give a definitive answer. However, the way to look at the question is not what should go in the pre-plan, but [...]
December 8, 2009
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Robert Bradley · 
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Tags: Control Vehicle, Daryl Toogood, Mapping, Rope Access, RV Point, Search and Rescue Hovercraft, Search Boats, Search Control, Search Controller, Search Dogs, Search Management Team, Search PPE, Search Pre-Plan, Team Leader, Underwater Search · Posted in: Search Thoughts, Search Training
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
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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
Search exercise planners handbook – Part Two
Too often search exercises are run in the same old places. The reasons for this are clear – often close by, easy to park etc. etc. However, by doing this the exercise loses so much. TLs don’t need to navigate, SCs don’t need to think about RVs, Units don’t need to think about annoying residents [...]
October 23, 2009
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Tags: ALSAR, High Risk Misper, Search Exercise, Search Exercise Planners Handbook, Search Incidents, Search Plan, Search Pre-Plan, Search Training, Vulnerable Missing Person Search · Posted in: Search Thoughts, Search Training
Vulnerable missing person search exercise planner’s handbook – Part One
This is the first part to a series that I’ve wanted to write for a while – on how to plan a useful search exercise. Over the next couple of weeks I hope to cover how to select an appropriate search area, preparing the area, deciding on a appropriate search scenario, briefing and debriefing the [...]
October 16, 2009
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Tags: ALSAR, SAR De-briefing, SAR Pre-Plan, Search Exercise, Search Exercise Planners Handbook, Search Pre-Plan, Search Training, Vulnerable Missing Person Search · Posted in: Search Thoughts, Search Training
