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Contents
Region 4 Training events - training programmes and SAREX documentationWLSAR newsletters - 2007 & 2008 Newsletters
SARINZ - Tai Poutini course info - Course content for the Certificate in SAR
SAR Research and Theory - Selected papers - Search theory and planning
NZLSAR Training Standards - includes Adviser, Rescue, and dog standards
NZLSAR forms - Initial response forms, from urgency analysis to debrief
Organisational Resources - Risk management, legal issues, liability, and CIMS
Technical Information - Manuals for radios, GPS, etc, and antenna errecting instructions
Reviews and reports - Reviews and reports on SAR related organisations
Archive - Old docs and superceded material
2008
2008 WLSAR training programme
2008
January 2008 WLSAR newsletterFebruary 2008 WLSAR newsletter
March 2008 WLSAR newsletter
April 2008 WLSAR newsletter
May 2008 WLSAR newsletter
June 2008 WLSAR newsletter
July 2008 WLSAR newsletter
August 2008 WLSAR newsletter
September 2008 WLSAR newsletter
2007
April 2007 WLSAR newsletterMay 2007 WLSAR newsletter
June 2007 WLSAR newsletter
July 2007 WLSAR newsletter
August 2007 WLSAR newsletter
September 2007 WLSAR newsletter
October 2007 WLSAR newsletter
November 2007 WLSAR newsletter
SARINZ - Tai Poutini Polytech SAR certificate
Course Outline
Tai Poutini Certificate in SAR course (517kB)- introduction to the SAR course programmeCore Search skills
TCA courses (453kB)- includes TCA 1, TCA 2 (tracking), and clue processingSearch Methods (1.39MB) - includes Search methods and Suburban Search
Rescue
Personal Ropes (1.03MB)- learn about essential rope skills, essential gear, and safetyFoundation Ropes (1.48MB)- low angle rope rescue for slopes of up to 30 degrees
Vertical Ropes (1.3MB)- rope rescue skills for slopes between 30 degrees and vertical
Advanced Rope Rescue (728kB)- learn advanced techniques over an extended time period
Helicopter Rescue (128kB)- learn roles, responsibilities and procedures for helo rescue
Slope Lowering (789kB)- Multipitch systems for slopes of between 30 degrees and vertical
Avalanche Rescue (44kB)- operational avalanche rescue skills; plus planning, execution and management
SAR First Aid (42kB)- a certificate in basic SAR first aid
Swift Water Rescue (131kB)- Swift water rescues from land and water based platforms
Leadership and SAR management
40 hour MLSO (21.3kB)- a 5-day, 40-hour Managing Land Search Operations courseTeam Leadership (178kB)- a mix of practice and theory for leadership in SAR
CIMS for SAR (720kB)- CIMS 4 and Incident Controller courses
IMAN and GMAN (161kb) - Learn to use incident management and group management software
Mapping in SAR (44kB)- Using TUMONZ, a GIS software package
Specialist training
Lost Subject Behaviour (24kB)- 2 courses looking at alzheimer and suicide subject behaviourSpecialist Search Management (17kB)- advanced topics in search management
Four Wheel Drive (720kB)- learn to use those off road vehicles safely
SAR Research and Theory - Selected papers
Principles of Search Theory - Jack Frost's Principles of Search Theory, an explanation of search theory in layman's terms.
Compatibility of Land SAR procedures with Search Theory - Land Search Methods Review prepared for the US Department for Homeland Security
Controversial Topics in Inland SAR Planning - Is Maritime SAR theory really applicable to Land SAR?
Controversial Topics in Inland SAR Planning - rebuttal - Jack Frost responds to the previous article
NZLSAR Training Standards
NZLSAR Field Guide - (PDF 1.8MB) Edition 2, 2006 - external linkPatient Care Standards - (PDF 78 kB)
Core Competencies for First Aiders - (PDF 51kB)
Adviser Standards for SAR Operations - (PDF 18kB)
Adviser Standards for non-Operational repsonsibilities - (PDF 11kB)
NZLSAR forms
Tool Man.exe - NZLSAR forms in an executable word file
Risk and assurance
Running the Risk (PDF 2MB) - An Australian risk management tool for volunteer organisations (applies AS/NZS Standard 4360/1995)Legal Issues and Risk Management for Sports Officials (PDF 541 kB) - some guidelines from the Sport and Recreation Council
Legal liability (PDF 208 kB) - Common legal liabilities and obligations of recreational organisations in New Zealand
How Long is Too Long at the Sharp End? (PDF 299 kB) - Critical Incident Staffing
The Australian Emergency Manual - Training Management (PDF 1.01MB)- a manual for the design and management of training for emergency management agencies in Australia.
Risk Management - The science may be correct but it is not right (PDF 419 kB)- a critique of approaches to risk management
How to Handle the Media (PDF 533 kB) - an executive survival kit for doing media interviews
CIMS
- Basic Incident Command System course (PDF 2.23MB) - a FEMA self-study course from 1998. (Useful to compare with CIMS
- Incident Management Guidelines (PDF 176kB) March 2006 (external link)
- CIMS for SAR Handbook V1.2 June 2005 (PDF 499 kB) - Teamwork in Search and Rescue
- CIMS IAP Forms (PDF 69 kB) - Incident Action Plan forms for SAR
Initial Response Forms
- Initial Response Six Step action plan
- IR1 First Notice form
- IR2 Missing Person profile form
- IR3 Search Urgency Analysis
- IR4 Incident History form
- IR5A Missing Person Behaviour
- IR5B Scenario Analysis record
- IR6 Incident Action plan
- IR7 Resources form
- IR8A Briefing Checklist
- IR8B Debriefing Checklist
Technical Information
Radios
User Manual for Icom F10 VHF handheld radioUser Instructions for Icom F3 VHF handheld radio
User Instructions for PolSAR 3 HF radio (PDF 25 KB)
Dipole antenna instructions for PolSAR 3 HF radio (PDF 19 KB)
'End Fed Antenna' instructions for PolSAR 3 HF radio (PDF 19 KB)
GPS's
GPS Guide for Beginners (521KB)Garmin 12 Owners Manual (1.28MB)
Garmin 12 Addendum (39KB)
Garmin 76 Owners Manual (817KB)
eTrex Owners Manual (1.3 MB)
Reviews and reports on SAR related organisations
Time Out review (PDF 308 KB) Independent Review of Oamaru Search and Rescue Incident 11 May 2003
ZK-HTF Review (PDF 2.7MB) ZK-HTF SAROP Independent Review (28 April 2006)
Ambulance Communications (PDF - external link) The future provision of Ambulance communications in New Zealand, August 2001
WLSAR training
2007 WLSAR training programmeAnnual SAREX November 2005
2005 Annual SAREX plan - The plan - without giving too much away.
Risk Management plan for 2005 Annual SAREX - because we had to
Rescue Plan for 2005 SAREX - IMT plan for genuine emergency during the SAREX.
2004
Kapiti SAREX Plan June 2004
Night TCA SAREX notes, 25 July 2004
Annual SAREX November 2004 - All material is in PDF format.
2004 Annual SAREX plan - The plan - without giving too much away.
Messing details for 2004 Annual SAREX - Where it is, How to get there, What to bring, etc
Risk Matrix for 2004 SAREX - Risks, consequences, and responses.
2004 Annual SAREX Rescue Plan - IMT plan for genuine emergency during the SAREX.
Safety briefing for 2004 SAREX - straight from the IC's keyboard/mouth...
Old Field Guide
NZLSAR Field Guide - (PDF 282kB) - old - Edition 1 1998
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