Welcome to DCSAR SAR Henry Co. –What to expect. Equipment Equipment should be matched to the search Certain minimum standards should be followed in order.

Welcome to DCSARSAR

Henry Co. –What to expect

Equipment

Equipment should be matched to the search

Certain minimum standards should be followed in order to allow searcher safety

Proper equipment will let you focus on the job

Boots

Sturdy and cover the ankle Safe Waterproof Comfortable

Remember…you will be getting off and on your horse!

Never wear tennis shoes!

Pants

Cargo pants Lots of pockets and wear sturdy belt “Rip-stop” material

Chaps In cold weather

long underwear especially polypropylene Carhartt bibs

Shorts are never allowed!

Shirt

Consider long sleeves year round Orange DCSAR shirt

Offers high visibility + indentification Coolmax or other similar materials in summer

Never wear camoflage!

Rain Gear

Sturdy enough for trail use High visibility color Gore-tex or other breathable material Rain hat

Something “foldable”

But Can You Put It On?

Personal equipment

Folding knife Flashlight & spare

batteries Energy or granola bars Radio Meds Insect repellant Sunscreen

2 bottles of water Whistle Compass Sunglasses Gloves High visibility hat

Something to carry all the above, such as a backpack or waist pack!

Saddle and/or Cantle Bag

Cleansing wipes Foldable water bucket Tissues Riding gloves Multi-use tool First aid kit Space blanket Rain gear 50’ nylon cord

Pencil & paper Flagging material Sunscreen/chapstick Insect repellant Duct tape GPS Meds Hoof picks Fence pliers

Something to Consider…

Trailer Equipment

Picket line & “come-along”

Water/bucket Feed & hay bag Horse blanket Halter, bridle, saddle,

and pad Grooming equipment Fly spray Equine first aid kit

Change of clothes Fly mask Breast collar Zip-ties Duct tape Extra…

Lead, halter, bridle, girth, leather ties

Acronyms…what they stand for FEMA

Federal emergency management agency

EMA Emergency Management

Agency

SAR Search and Rescue

GSA Ground Search and Rescue

MSAR Mounted Search and Rescue

CERT Community Emergency

Response Team

MRC Medical Reserve Corp

NIMS National Incident Management

System Need NIMS 100, 200, & 700

Chain of Command

EMA DirectorJoe Victor

EMA Deputy DirectorGeorge Wineland

GSAR Director/Deputy DirectorDick Bickel

GSAR ChiefTerry Ferchow

Field Operations CaptainSteve Gingerich

Officers

Specialty Teams

Officers

Officers

Lieutenant 1 Lieutenant 2 Lieutenant 3 Lieutenant 4 Equine LiaisonRecords/

Financial Officer

Specialty Teams

Specialty Teams

Equine TeamDeby Brown

Cindi Rothrock

MCU CoordinatorFamily

Assistance Body Recovery Overhead Team

Some SAR Terms…..

IC Incident Commander

POD Probability of Detection

Untrained: 20-25% Trained: 65-85% for Critical

separation crews

Search Crew Usually 3-5 searchers

Assigned a specific area in a given time using specific search techniques

Search Manager Person who organizes and

supervises a search for the IC

Rescue vs. Recovery Subject found alive Subject deceased

Lost Subject Behavior Children 1-3 yrs.

In, on, under Children 4-6 yrs.

Vertical till dark, then

in, on, under Children 7-12 yrs.

Adventurous, evasive, maybe hurt or a runaway

May go away from you Elderly—above 65 yrs

Usually dimentia and thinking of something past

Often walk in a straight line Mentally retarded

Go by their mental age

Despondants Want to be left alone Suicidal and will walk until they

decide to do it Hikers

Hike about 2 mph Often injured

Hunters, cone/berry/mushroom pickers Will be responsive

Critical Separation & The Rain Dance Critical separation

Sum of 2 adjacent searchers’ individual search range + = critical separtation

Rain Dance Search MUST be “field calibrated”

Next meeting and Questions

March GSAR—Wed. the 19th, 7 p.m. County Shed MSAR—Sat./Sun. the 29th & 30th

Henry County Training at Cambridge, IL

Questions…?