Christopher S. Young Contra Costa County Sheriff’ SAR Team Chairman Bay Area Search and Rescue Council (BASARC) Email csy1492@comcast.net http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/ENAT1112 Abstract On March 4, a State of Emergency was declared followed on March 19, when the Governor of California issued mandatory stay-at-home orders. Prior to the state mandate on March 16, the San Francisco Bay … Read more
David O’Neill FSTR MICPEM Operational Policy & Assurance l UK-ISAR coordinator London Fire Brigade Email david.oneill@london-fire.gov.uk http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/KCZE8925 Dear Editor, As the Head of the London Fire Brigade’s Technical Rescue, International SAR and Overseas Operations capabilities, I am well drilled in responding to sudden onset disasters and capacity building missions for rising tide events. These challenges … Read more
Christopher S. Young Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Team Chairman Bay Area Search and Rescue Council (BASARC) USA Email csy1492@comcast.net http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/NYOG4542 Abstract The Search Intelligence Process of gathering information regarding the missing subject occurs during every search incident. We recognize intelligence information is used to build a subject profile; gather lists of people … Read more
Scott Wright PhD and Richard Smith President SARVAC, SAR Alberta Canada Email: President@sarvac.ca http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/XAXK8139 Abstract The Planning P is a familiar framework to Emergency Management for transitioning from the Initial Response for a more a formalized, structured response. In this presentation a SAR-specific P framework is proposed that retains the simplicity of the OODA Loop … Read more
Gregory C. Rockwood, Lt Col, USAF USA Email: Gregory.C.Rockwood@uscg.mil http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/CONB4962 Abstract The Inland Search and Rescue (SAR) Planning Course is a 5-day course for experienced SAR decision makers and planners taught free of charge across the United States. It presents a broad understanding of inland search theory and its application for air and ground searches … Read more
Guy Mansfield PhD, Joe Carlson BA, Danny Merrifield MS, Eric Rosenberg BA, Erik Swanson BA, Peter Templin BS Washington State SAR Planning Unit USA Email: jgmansfield@msn.com http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/LWQA2353 Abstract The Washington State SAR Planning Unit (SSPU) was activated in 2018 to provide advanced search planning resources to regional incident commands during extended or complex search missions. … Read more
Robert J Koester PhD, FRGS School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences, University of Portsmouth dbS Productions UK, USA Email: Robert@dbs-sar.com http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/BTZC1005 Abstract Both Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) individuals and Typically Developing (TD) children are associated with Search and Rescue incidents. Though they are in the same age range, these two groups are typically placed … Read more
Robert J Koester PhD, FRGS School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences, University of Portsmouth dbS Productions UK, USA Email: Robert@dbs-sar.com http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/XNXL8704 Abstract Search theory allows for correction factors to account for conditions (such as night) that affect the sweep width value. Search theory also predicts that the coverage is proportional to the probability of … Read more
Scott C. Hammond, PhD, James Y. Taylor, EdD Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University Email: scott.hammond@usu.edu http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/NPZI8461 Abstract This paper shows how search and rescue (SAR) teams become highly reliable teams (HRTs). It is based on participant observation and interviews over several years, including the SAR experience of the authors. It is … Read more
Isaac Rhea, Jon Haws, Scott Hammond, PhD Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University USA Email: scott.hammond@usu.edu http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/FASY8439 Abstract Highly Reliable Teams (HRT) work in complex and extensively regulated environments where improvisation outside routine processes can be critical to success. Work teams in search and rescue, emergency medicine, surgery, aviation, and military solve … Read more