SAR Initial Actions

Service Description

This 8-hour course was designed by NASAR to prepare emergency services responders to respond and take correct initial actions as an individual in starting an investigation and search for missing/injured subjects. It presumes the student to be well qualified for incident command level positions. This course will cover safety, the duties of an incident commander, incident size-up, mission documentation, initial search tactics, and the practical applications of lost person behavior in both lecture and hands on tabletop sessions based on real missions. After the completion of the course, students will be able to profile a subject, plot theoretical and statistical search areas, identify the highest probability areas to deploy SAR resources, have direction as to additional investigation paths and rapidly field tasks to ensure the best possible outcome for the subject.