SAREX Management
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Course Title: Communications Round Table
Course Description: A round-table discussion with Cal-EMA communications personnel regarding upcoming FCC guidelines pertaining to changes from wide-band to narrow-band. A communications representative from your agency is encouraged to attend.Instructor: Ben Green
Course Title: Searching Naked
Course Description: A demonstration of several methods for determining direction and staying on course without the use of map, compass or GPS. Includes a simplified understanding of the motion of the sun, moon, stars and your shadow, and methods for using that knowledge to determine directions. A short field exercise will follow to allow you to try out these methods yourself.Instructor: Ken Myers
Course Title: Interview and Investigation for SAR Personnel
Course Description: Interviewing is an important part of search investigation and yet is often a hastily done and incomplete task. In many searches especially in an urban environment, an interview may be the largest generator of clues on where to search. This presentation/workshop will discuss why we need to interview and compare and contrast interview and interrogation in law enforcement and the unique requirements and needs in the Search and Rescue world. It will probe the "how to" mechanics of conducting a good interview from the setting for the interview, to the demeanor of the interviewer, to the type of in depth questions and how the information gathered can be used to paint a mental picture and profile of the missing subject. This information can then be used to assist the planning function in establishing where to look and the best use of SAR resources. The discussions will include initial and post search interviewing, as well as telephone and door-to-door interviewing. The workshop will also include interview practice exercises.Instructor: Chris Young
Course Title: CA SAR - The Big Picture
Course Description: "California SAR, The Big Picture"- Changes are coming! National, State, Local SAR - This is your chance to hear what is happening as a result of national as well as statewide efforts with SAR. Your State SAR Coordinator will present a briefing as to what is happening Nationwide and how it WILL effect the State SAR program and you. From FEMA/NIMS resource typing, to FEMA/NIMS SAR credentialing, to California's Mutual Aid Guidelines to Legislation. Your State SAR Coordinator, your County SAR Coordinators, and your Sheriffs are very busy protecting and improving upon the State SAR program and it WILL effect you! This session will give you the details as well as give you the opportunity to share your concerns, opinions, or ideas. This is your chance to spend time with your State SAR Coordinator and view the "Big Picture" as well as have the opportunity to express your thoughts.Instructor: Matt Scharper
Course Title: Search Tactics / Decision Making
Course Description: How to deal with the unanticipated in the field - changing your search strategy on the fly, making good decisions and reporting them accurately during the debrief.Instructors: Bill and Lynn Macauley
Course Title: Mass Fatality
Course Description: California is long overdue for a disaster that results in hundreds, perhaps thousands of dead. The State has another mutual aid system called the "Coroners Mutual Aid System" and it is used in the event of an incident that produces a significant number of fatalities. In addition to this system, the State has initiated a mass fatality management planning program to provide a coordinated effort to support the Coroners Mutual Aid System while also drawing attention to the critical role of managing the dead in the wake of disaster. Hurricane Katrina provided a clarion call to government to re-examine their fatality management programs and to strengthen them in order to provide the necessary and critical care of our dead from recovery to final disposition. As a SAR professional, are you prepared for this eventuality? Will SAR play a role in a mass fatality event? Attend this briefing and be exposed to a subject that has emerged from its "taboo" existence.Instructor: Bob Gerber
Course Title: Fostering Good Judgment in SAR
Course Description: Safety is no accident. Common sense is no longer common. This lecture covers some of the things you can do as a search team manager to recognize, and influence the culture of your SAR team to foster an environment which will promote good judgment. This course is heavily influenced by CRM studies and best practices derived from Pilots and Police Officers as reported in the book Redefining Airmanship by Kern.Instructor: Dana Kirsch Ray
Course Title: GPS Downloads and Briefing
Instructor: Rick NajarianCourse Title: Search Dog Assignments - How to create workable search dog assignments
Description: Creating search assignments for K9's is an important part of the planning function. This course is intended to provide a overview of the various types of search dogs and how they can be utilized in wilderness searches. Participants will gain a basic understanding of how to create workable search dog assignments, the critical variables that need to be taken into account in creating those assignments for wilderness searches, and guidelines to determine the appropriate sized area for the desired result (POD). The course will also cover some of the operational aspects of managing search dogs in the field.Instructors: Dick Taylor and Wayne Behrens
Course Title: K9 in Law Enforcement and SAR Description: Types of K9 uses, crime scenes, scent and field work.Instructor: Pat Moffitt