Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

msar-riders - Re: [MSAR] Activity controlled vocabulary

msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Mounted search and rescue

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: "irvin lichtenstein" <ilichten1@verizon.net>
  • To: "'Mounted search and rescue'" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Cc: msar-pa@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [MSAR] Activity controlled vocabulary
  • Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:08:17 -0400

It is more than key words that should be on the training report if outside
agencies are going to see it as proof of training. It should include:
Day, date, time start, finish, weather, location, attendance (ICS sign in
form)
Mission TITLE: "Training for clue detection"
WHO the trainer was: name, contact, credentials
OIC from your organization or host organization
A Lesson Plan or outline of what was taught, including references to
published works
Handouts - 1 of each, especially if Power Point was used
ICS Forms for the mission: Plan, Comm Plan, Safety Plan, Exercise Plan as
needed
Incident reports: injuries (no matter how minor), lost or damaged equipment,
supplies used
And avoid jargon as much as possible. For location use the official name of
the area (the XYZ state park, camp site 17), not GPS coordinates.

Where an outside or sponsoring agency verifies training (and possibly
subsidizes it) having detailed records is important. While SAR, and MSAR in
particular, are not as paper hungry as other agencies I am dealing with ISO
over fire company training credit because the training officer just put down
"drill" on the training reports. This means no credit for 150 hours of
training in the community or 24 hours at the county training center. It
increases the cost of fire insurance for the township residents, something
Colorado residents will feel next year.
Irv Lichtenstein
www.sepasar.net

-----Original Message-----
From: msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Una Smith
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 2:28 PM
To: msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [MSAR] Activity controlled vocabulary

So I am thinking about developing a training log book for MSAR. One thing
many SAR log books have is a controlled vocabulary of activity type. I
request your assistance developing a controlled vocabulary for MSAR
activities.

Here is one controlled vocabulary from a dog training log that I use.

Unit
SAR
Assist
K-9
Non K-9
Training
Search
PR
Meeting
Hug-A-Tree
Area
Trailing
Evidence
Cadaver
Disaster
Obedience
Agility
Water
Paperwork
Other

How do you characterize your SAR horse training activities? What words do
you use when you talk about your activities with SAR team mates?

Thanks,

Una Smith
New Mexico
_______________________________________________
MSAR-Riders mailing list
MSAR-Riders@lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/msar-riders





Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page