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Incident
Commander for Ground Search and Rescue - Student by
Robert J. Koester. A textbook for Incident commanders, command staff,
operations section chief, planning section chief, and base positions. This
is the only book that clearly answers the question; what am I suppose to
do now? Incident Commanders will find the secret of success and common
problems to avoid. Great attention is paid to process management and
control. Includes the special topics of adaptation of the Incident Command
System for SAR, managing information systems and protocols, ground
operations for aircraft, National Track Analysis Program interpretation,
specialized resource utilization and planning factors, high level legal
implications, fatigue, extensive appendices, and more. For anyone who has
ever taken a MSO/MSF/MLPI course, this is the next step.
ISBN: 1-879471-22-1 1999 dbS Productions 230pp $35
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Incident
Commander for Ground Search and Rescue - Instructors by
Robert J. Koester. An instructor's guide for Incident commanders, command staff,
operations section chief, planning section chief, and base positions.
Contains all the same information as the students version plus material and
resources for 17 practical exercises.
ISBN: 1-879471-21-3 1999 dbS Productions 290pp $75
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Field
Operations Guide for Search and Rescue
: Standard Operating Guidelines for Search and Rescue Using
the Incident Command System by Robert J.
Koester. Field Operations Guide for Search and Rescue delivers concise
easy-to-follow descriptions of Incident Command System (ICS) functions
used in search & rescue. It goes beyond the normal descriptions found
in ICS manuals and provides practical insight into the details need to
fulfill the search job. The writing and layout are clear and easy to
follow, perfect for use in the field.
ISBN: 1-879471-15-9 1996 dbS Productions 68pp $9.95 |
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Search
Is an Emergency : Text for Managing Search
Operations by et al Lavalla. The standard
textbook for anyone serious about search and rescue. Provides the
foundation from which all serious search managers/staff start. All field resources should also be required to read this book or take
the class. The section on lost person behavior alone makes the book
worthwhile.
ISBN: 0-913724-28-9 1995 Emergency Response Institute
$30 |
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Search
Is an Emergency : Field Coordinator's Handbook
by Patrick Lavalla. A pocket, condensed edition of the Search is an
Emergency textbook. Designed as a field aid for the search
Incident Commander. Contins checklists, charts, graphs for easy
field reference.
ISBN; 0-913724-30-0 1991 Emergency Response Institute
$10 |
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Man-Trackers & Dog Handlers in Search &
Rescue: Basic Guidelines and Information by
Fuller, Johnson, Koester. This book explores the unique
combination of Search & Rescue dog teams and Man-trackers. This
combination might be the most effective tool management has for rapid
finds. The
book introduces each type of resource and then educates each team as to
the capabilities and limitations of each. It also explodes common
myths and legends associated with each resource. An entire chapter
is devoted to how management might best use this combination.
ISBN: 1-879471-31-0 2000 dbS Productions 98pp $9.95 |
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Lost Alzheimer's disease Search
Management: A law enforcement guide to managing the initial response
and investigation of the missing Alzheimer's disease subject.
This instructor's kit is ideal for an experienced shift supervisors
responsible for directing the initial search for a missing Alzheimer's
disease subject. Perfect for meeting continuing education
requirements. Topics include scope of the wandering problem, search
management crucials, characteristics of Alzheimer's subjects, initial
report collection, initial search strategy, reflex tasking of resources,
and extensive reference material. The instructor's manual also
contains lesson outlines, slide masters, case studies, and map
problems. PowerPoint presentation slide disk included.
ISBN: 1-879471-34-5 1999 dbS Productions
160pp $100
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Cumulative
Stress Management for Search and Rescue by
Marilyn Neudeck-Dicken A workbook designed to help emergency
personnel recognize and manage the stress unique to rescue work. Marilyn
Neudeck-Dicken, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist who has practiced in the area
of catastrophic stress management since 1982. She has been involved in
critical incident stress debriefing from plane crashes to the Oklahoma
City bombing. She is a dog handler for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's
Dog Team and holds a Diplomat in the American Board of Medical
Psychotherapists.
ISBN: 0-865410-39-9 1997 Filter Press 60pp $15.95 |
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Critical
Incident Stress Debriefing : CISD : An Operations Manual for
the Prevention of Traumatic Stress Among Emergency and Disaster Workers by
Jeff Mitchell, Everly. This second edition of an EMS classic provides
critical information on critical incident stress. It is designed to
help both new and experienced stress teams in providing stress
debriefings. Everyone in SAR sees things the general public seldom
confronts. The long time on missions, high risk to self, harshness
of weather, and close bonds forged with family members during a search
only makes stress worse.
ISBN: 1-883581-02-8 1995 Chevron Publishing Corp $35 |
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Basic
Incident Command System IS-195 by FEMA FREE! The
link will bring you to a FEMA page where you may download the course for
free. Get a benefit of your tax dollars plus some good basic
training on ICS. The course has been developed by FEMA for
self-instruction but can also be delivered, with the use of an instructor,
in a classroom. The course includes a large number of scenarios, examples,
and opportunities for students to apply what they have learned. Take
the test on-line and FEMA will send you a certificate.
IS-195 FEMA Free
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