Mounted search and rescue

["IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN" <ilichten1@verizon.net>]

Since you are affiliated with a fire company/district you are somewhat organized.  Whatever standards the fire district has adopted will apply to you as well.

You will have to find out whether they have adopted NFPA practices and standards or somebody else’s.  There are also standards published by ASTM.

There are various standard operating guidelines and search theory publications around, either in the archives here at MSAR or on request from members of the list.

 

I strongly suggest you obtain and read search management texts such as Search is an Emergency, Managing the Search Function, Managing Search Operations, papers on search subject behavior, and anything published by Del Norris, the ISPT, or Ab Taylor (mantracking).  MSAR is a tool in the search incident manager’s toolbox.  You will need to interact with other tools—mantrackers, dog handlers, aircraft, etc.  By learning how each tool works and how to use it you become a better searcher. And better searchers find subjects faster and with less resources expended. If you send me (ilichten1@verizon.net) a mailing address I can send you a collection of documents on CD.

 

Irv Lichtenstein

SE PA SAR

 

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