Description:
In the face of disaster, the ability to swiftly coordinate search and rescue efforts is critical. This course is designed to equip participants with the skills needed to play various roles in large-scale search and rescue operations, from field work to strategic planning.
While the course is centered around the dynamics of major search and rescue missions post-disaster, its teachings are applicable across a spectrum of emergencies including missing persons cases, natural disasters, and even terrorist incidents.
Participants will delve into a search management system emphasizing resource efficiency and thorough documentation, essential for conducting operations smoothly. Through engaging discussions, hands-on activities, and tabletop exercises led by seasoned instructors from FEMA US&R, State, municipal, and Volunteer teams, attendees will gain practical insights and skills rooted in real-world scenarios.
The culmination of the course is a three-day event featuring a tabletop exercise where participants must apply their newfound knowledge to tackle a simulated incident from start to finish in a single operational period.
With guidance from experienced instructors who have navigated some of the nation’s most challenging rescue missions, participants will emerge equipped to make meaningful contributions in times of crisis.
Pre-requisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
It is highly recommended participants complete:
- IS-100.c, Introduction to the Incident Command System or equivalent
- IS-200.c, Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response or equivalent
Learning Objectives:
- Plan for the response to an incident and evaluate capabilities and limitations of resources necessary to conduct a Wide Area Search
- Collect, process, evaluate, and utilize intelligence required to formulate search strategies for Wide Area Searches
- Plan and conduct operations to support a Wide Area Search
Target Audience:
- Search and Rescue Personnel
- State Urban Search and Rescue (SUSAR) members
- US&R Task Force Members
- Structural Collapse Response Personnel
- Fire Department Members
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- Law Enforcement (LE)
- Industrial Firefighters (IND)
- Army and Air National Guard (ANG)
- Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civilian Support Teams (WMD-CST)
- CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Packages (CERFP) Teams
- Homeland Response Forces (HRF)
- County/State/Federal First Responders
- Public Health and Health Care Workers
- FEMA US&R
- SUSAR
- MSOC
Cost:
No Cost
Duration:
28 hours of face-to-face training
Date(s):
November 8 – 10, 2024
Location:
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando at SeaWorld
10100 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32821
Lodging:
https://susar.org/doubletree-seaworld-orlando-hotel/
Airport:
Orlando International Airport (MCO)
Instructor(s):
Additional instructors and evaluators TBA and will be added based on student enrollment
