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[ About OtE ]
The Managing the Lost Person Incident course is designed to teach the essential knowledge and skills necessary to perform as the initial response Incident Commander on a lost person incident. The course prepares the student for the management responsibilities and leadership skills required during SAR missions. The course explains the tasks and procedures needed to effectively manage SAR operations from the initial response through the expansion phases of the search to the final demobilization of all resources. This is the first true management course of the NASAR series of SAR courses. The ISAR, FUNSAR and ADSAR courses focus on the individual and crew responsibilities as well as techniques and tactics at the crew level where, the MLPI course explains and describes in detail the overall objectives, strategies and tactics needed for a successful outcome of SAR missions. With further training in incident management and field experience, the person with this training can perform as the Incident Commander on prolonged and more complex searches. The recommended number of hours for the course is (32) thirty-two. This course may be taught over two weekends or straight through over four days. Extra practical exercises can be added and may increase the time to 40 hours.
Prerequisites
It is recommended as a prerequisite for MLPI students to have taken The Fundamentals of Search and Rescue and/or Advanced Search and Rescue courses. It is also recommended as a prerequisite for MLPI students to have taken The Introduction to Incident Command Course and the (NIIMS) ICS I-200 series course. The (NIIMS) ICS I-300 series may also be very helpful to the MLPI student.
Topics Include:
- Managing and Leading
- Incident Command System for SAR Operations
- Operational Preplanning
- SAR Resources Capability
- Clue Orientation
- Initiating the Search
- On Scene Search Planning
- Gathering Subject Information
- Predicting Lost Person Behavior
- Establishing the Search Area
- Setting Priorities: Assigning Probabilities of Area (POA)
- Allocating SAR Resources to the Search
- Measuring Coverage: Tracking (POD)
- Changing Search Priorities: Shifting (POA)
- Briefing and Debriefing Resources
- Documentation Procedures
- Suspending Search Operations
- And much more...
Cost: $400.00
Hours:
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