The Chain of Command
This is the only person the Operations Section Chief reports to directly
Who is the Incident Commander?
2-3 person teams that are well trained, equipped and self sufficient. Very experienced with track and clue awareness. Able to rapidly and effectively search high probability trails and likely areas.
What are Hasty Teams?
LKP
What is Last Known Point? Talk through this vs. PLS
When a search transitions from a "Hasty Search" to a "Grid Search," the OSC is shifting from this to this.
What is low-intensity/high-speed to high-intensity/low-speed?
This is the current Sheriff of Pueblo County
Who is David J. Lucero?
Person who develops and implements strategies and tactics.
Who is the Operational Section Chief?
This is placing resources in the most advantageous location to find a missing person. As well as scheduling specific functions which give the greatest chance of locating the individual.
i.e. An Overall Plan of Action for a Search.
What is a Strategy?
These are current suggestions for range rings for a missing person with a mental illness.
What are 0.4mi 25%, 1.4mi 50%, 5.2mi 75%, 9.1 95%
A fast, systematic search of a high probability segment of the search area, using techniques that produce high probabilities of detection per searcher-hour of effor.
What is a Type 2 Search?
D20, ES1, ES2 and ES3
Who are our PCSO Leadership On Call Staff?
Cody Scheid, Jason Parker, Joshua Johnson, Chris Harner.
In a "Unified Command" structure, the Operations Section is usually led by this many people.
What is one?
Techniques, procedures and methods used by resources to actually find the missing person or clues.
What are tactics?
The subject profile for this missing person is - Oriented to trails, errors usually occur at decisions points, usually and poor judgement of fitness/time travel.
What is a missing hiker?
A slower, highly systematic search, using thorough search techniques. Area saturation with very close grid, that is generally and evidence search.
What is a Type 3 Search?
3 Miles and 500 feet of elevation gain.
What is the 6 month, wilderness fitness requirement for any member to be allowed onto a wilderness response?
While the OSC manages the mission, this individual has the "stop-work authority" to bypass the OSC if they spot an immediate life-safety threat.
Who is the Safety Officer?
This document, briefed at the start of every shift, contains the specific tactical assignments for the Operations Section.
What is the Incident Action Plan (IAP)?
Subject Profile for this missing person - subject typically travel cross-country and may follow ridges instead of drainages. Typically mobile and responsive. Respond well to attraction. Many travel light with few provisions.
Who are missing hunters?
Matrix used to help a team determine urgency based on Mobility and Responsiveness of subject.
What is a Tactic Matrix? Please draw and discuss.
SAR Member who meets all SAR Field requirements and has completed Rescue 2 in the Task Book.
What is a SAR - Technical member?
The OSC must coordinate closely with this Section Chief to ensure that all tactical personnel are fed, housed, and equipped
Who is the Logistics Section Chief?
Axle, Hub, Spokes, Rim, Reflector.
What are the 5 different areas of the Bike Wheel Model? Draw out and talk through tactics to creating in Caltopo.
The subject profile for this missing person is they understand the concept of being lost, they will seek familiar landmarks, mind is a mixture of reason, fantasy and faulty logic, may hide, able to penetrate brush, may become responsive when hungry.
Who is a missing Child age 4-6?
S.T.A.T.
What is a method to help us Size up a Scene? S - Situation, T - Terrains and Hazards, A - Anchors and Logistics, T - Tactics.
Directives that provide general principles for performing tasks, that outline the best practices for safety and efficiency and are often used by emergency services to guide actions in diverse situation