Sample SAR Fundamentals TOC

SARBC

Search and Rescue Society of British Columbia

• Preface
• Introduction
• SAR - What It Is and How You Fit In
• Getting Involved in SAR
• Incident Management and Organizational Structure
• Fitness
• Survival and Body Management
• Clothing
• Emergency Survival Skills
• Problems Associated with Specific SAR Environments
• Survival First Aid Considerations
• SAR Ready Pack - Preparedness Kits
• Personal Outdoor Equipment
• Travel Skills: Foot Travel for the SAR Worker
• Navigation
• Communications
• SAR Resources
• Psychological and Stress Problems in SAR
• Search
• Handling Evidence
• Clue Consciousness
• Anatomy of a SAR Incident
• Lost Person Behaviour
• Search Probability Theory
• Tracking
• Rescue Gear
• Rope Related Skills
• Evacuation
• Hand and Power Tools for Rescue
• Air Operations Observer
• Helicopters in SAR
• Handling External Influences
• Legalities
• Preventive SAR
• Appendices
  • Bibliography and Recommended Reading
  • Urgency Determination Form
  • SAR Callout Form
  • Latitude Equivalency Chart
  • Briefing/Debriefing Checklists
  • Lost Person Questionnaire
  • Track ID Form
  • ICS Forms