Mounted search and rescue

[bonnie elster <elster530@yahoo.com>]

The idea of entry level, MSAR & leader/mgmt seems
practical to me. SAR personnel are motivated by a
desire to give. When your application is accepted,
most of us really don't realize how many skills & how
much training goes into being mission ready. It seems
to me, an entry level position presents opportunities
to see behind the scenes & evaluate interest, skills,
time etc to determine the level to which one can be
involved. 
For example I still work so my availability is limited
to 6pm Thurs-6pm Sun but I am a member of the unit &
do all the training I can squeeze in. I work as a
ground pounder or a member of the IC team most of the
time. 
Thanks for the opportunity to input.
 
--- Una Smith <una@lanl.gov> wrote:
> Seems this got lost in the mail.
> 
> Jorene wrote:
> >>For example, how do people feel about having 3
> levels in the
> >>basic MSAR standards that are supposed to be
> applicable
> >>nationwide? (Entry level, standard MSAR, and
> leader/management
> >>level)
> 
> Or:  basic, intermediate, and advanced
> 
> Una wrote:
> >I don't know if there is enough stuff to justify a
> leader/
> >/management level MSAR standard, as distinct from
> SARTECH I.
> >Please outline the scope of this proposed standard.
> 
> I have been thinking about this, but not getting
> far.  What
> leader/management level issues are specific to MSAR?
>  Most
> that I can think of would apply at the planning
> stage of a
> mission.  Eg, can I give an MSAR team a 24-hour
> assignment?
> The team needs to be skilled and equipped for this,
> *and*
> there needs to be water available in the field (ie,
> not at
> base camp).
> 
> Thinking in the context of ICS, I do see a need for
> some
> kind of training at the level of section chief. 
> Would that
> be a technical specialist in the Planning section? 
> (For
> those not familiar with Incident Command System,
> there's a
> diagram on http://www.dps.nm.org/sar/incid_org.htm.)
> 
>       Una Smith
>       Santa Fe County Sheriff's Posse, in New Mexico
> 
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