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Advanced Human Detection Division
Advanced Human Detection Division
Purpose: To enhance and assist the search effort for a missing subject/s with techniques and technologies not normally available to ground search teams.
Concept: Small fast moving teams using alternate light spectrum search methods to increase the overall effectiveness of ground search teams.
Overview: AHD teams are air transportable and trained for long range independent search missions. The AHD teams are capable of establishing automated confinement and when
appropriate self contained attraction equipment. Team members work in three person units utilizing alternate light spectrum type one tactics. By utilizing AHD members with traditional
search teams twenty four hour search coverage can be maintained. This is due to the fact AHD methods are best utilized during night operations. The AHD team, using non-traditional
search methods, exists to assist and augment any search effort in B.C.
Obviously not all search situations will require the services of an AHD team. Possible search situations for utilization of a AHD team:
- Second operational search period with no results
- Limited personnel for confinement maintenance
- Missing despondents or children
- Vast search area tasks
- Discreet search operations
To become a member of AHDD a prospective member must have completed the minimum of: 60 hour basic SAR course, team leader course, rope rescue aware course, night vision
course, tracking aware course, radio communications course, 90 hour advanced search techniques course. Once the above qualifications have been met the prospective member must
also have served for a minimum of one year in general SAR services.
Advanced Human Detection - capability overview
A prospective member for Advanced Human Detection [AHD] must have served as an active member with the organization for a period of not less than one year. During that year they
will have completed the basic minimum training requirements and continuing education [see Basic training]. The prospective member must also have completed the SARBC Team Leader
prior to commencing the Advanced Search Techniques course.
The 90 hour Advanced Search Techniques Course includes:
- Rapid T.R.A.C.K. trail discrimination discipline
- Automated remote active internal and external confinement
- 72 hour hasty search operations
- In-depth knowledge and use of Image Intensifier Tubes
- Alternate light spectrum methods and technologies
- Search calibration methods
- Infrared detection equipment
- Sound amplification systems and search techniques
- Advanced communication systems
- Advanced search patterns
Generally, once a team is away from base camp they are able to function for 3 days without returning. As the team proceeds into the search area they drop a new forward camp for each
day. Once night has fallen they search in a radius from that days' camp using alternate light spectrum technology. During the day the team can set up active internal confinement if
warranted by the situation.
Alternate Light spectrum methods allow the AHD members to utilize automated sign discrimination discipline. This discipline when used effectively in conjunction with strong information
analysis drastically improves night search speed.
AHD - Evidence Detection
Purpose: To provide specialized personnel and equipment for the purpose of the detection of scene specific sign.
Concept: A specialized team capable of locating and cataloguing evidence as it pertains to law enforcement or scene specific requirements.
Overview : The AHD Evidence members provide support when requested for the purposes of extreme high probability of detection. Selected search areas are combed using both
forensic and alternate spectrum search techniques. The acquired targets are flagged, logged and plotted for possible use in a court of law. The entire team follows under the complete
direction of the controlling agency. When working for a non-law enforcement agency, evidence preservation and packaging services are available. These services follow a strict evidence
control and lock up procedure.
AHD Evidence members must be proficient in the following:
- Crime scene procedures
- Preservation of evidence procedures [POE]
- Control log documentation
- Referenced target plotting
- Manual evidence detection techniques
- Ferrous and nonferrous spotter and finder metal detection
- Void anomaly detection
- Alternate light spectrum evidence detection
- Non-invasive gas detection probing techniques
- Temperature differential detection
- POD calibration methods
- Thermal scanning and imaging
- Type 2 and 3 search patterns
- Specialized patterns, leap frog, creeping line, hand to knee, stick
- Absolute datum point establishment
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