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Authored by John W. Desmarais 18-May-1999 Modified 09-JUL-2008

Authored by John W. Desmarais 18-May-1999 Modified 09-JUL-2008 Modified by Lt Colonel Fred Blundell TX-129 Fort Worth Senior Squadron For Local Training Rev 5.0 06-MarJan-2014.

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Authored by John W. Desmarais 18-May-1999 Modified 09-JUL-2008

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  1. Authored by John W. Desmarais 18-May-1999 Modified 09-JUL-2008 Modified by Lt Colonel Fred Blundell TX-129 Fort Worth Senior Squadron For Local Training Rev 5.0 06-MarJan-2014

  2. This Training Slide Show is a project undertaken by Lt Colonel Fred Blundell of the TX-129 Fort Worth Senior Squadron, Fort Worth, TX for local use to assist those CAP Members interested in advancing their skills. The information contained herein is for CAP Member’s personal use and is not intended to replace or be a substitute for any of the CAP National Training Programs. Users should review the presentation’s Revision Number at the end of each file name to ensure that they have the most current publication.

  3. Search Formations • Hasty • Line • Wedge

  4. Search Formations(Continued) • Ground Team Members • Wilderness or Experienced Members (W) • General or Inexperienced Members (X) • Communications (C) • Medic/First Aider (+) • Navigator (N) • Assistant Team Leader (A) • Ground Team Leader (L)

  5. Hasty Team • Used to check critical points of interest on site • No set layout • Normally specific, very-experienced personnel assigned • Assistant Team Leader • Communications • Medic/First Aider • A branch of a larger ground team in the field • Usually sent out as the initial, quick search

  6. Line Search • Last Resort • Detailed but Slow Search Option 1: W X X X C L + X X X W Option 2: W X X X C A + X X X W

  7. Wedge • More Common • Follows trails and paths typically • Takes less time than line search

  8. Wedge(Continued) Option 1:Option 2: N N X X X X X X X X X X W C L + W W C A + W L

  9. Search Patterns • Parallel Sweep • Expanding Square or Circle • Contour

  10. Parallel Sweep • Used to search specific gridded areas typically • Normally use a Line Search formation

  11. Expanding Squareor Circle • Search small areas for missing person or clue • Normally use Hasty team

  12. Contour Search • Searching by elevation • top to bottom not normally very feasible • statistically people get hurt climbing, not on the way back down • Normally looking for hikers along trails or on side of trails • Use the Wedge formation for this pattern

  13. Missing PersonSearch Clues • Physical clues • Clothing or equipment • Smoke, by sight or smell • Food wrappers, trash or cigarette butts • Broken or disturbed brush or other signs of humans passing through an area • Scavengers • Decomposition Odors

  14. Missing PersonSearch Clues(Continued) • Recorded Clues • Trail registers • Sign-in logs • People • Witnesses • Trained personnel like other searchers or Forest Rangers • Family and Friends

  15. Missing AircraftSearch Clues • Terrain Changes • Broken or disturbed trees and underbrush • Landslides • Horsetails caused by windblown snow or sand • Breaks in terrain • Blackened or discolored areas • Smoke • Presence of Scavengers

  16. Missing AircraftSearch Clues(Continued) • Smells • Smoke • Decomposition Odors • Fuel, oil or Brake Fluid • Aircraft Signs • Pieces of wreckage (twisted metal, seats, etc.) • Fuel, oil, or brake fluid • Shiny metal in the distance

  17. Missing AircraftSearch Clues(Continued) Signs of the Pilot/Passengers • Bits of clothing or personal effects • Trail markings • Footprints • Campfires • Garbage • Signals (Flares, Mirrors, etc.) Unusual events (Voices, creaking metal)

  18. Voice Commands • Forward the Line • Halt the Line

  19. Whistle Signals • 1 short - Go • 2 short - Stop • 3 short - Danger, but keep moving unless you encounter a problem that you must stop for. • 1 long - Assemble on the team leader

  20. What to do WhenYou Find a Clueor the Target • Halt in Place • Alert the Team Leader • Look for hazards in your area • Do not disturb anything • Brief the Team Leader on what you found • Mark the area if necessary to prevent damaging of this or other potential clues (covered in later slide)

  21. Marking a Route • Mark area searched for future teams or return leg • Determine color and type to use • Surveyors tape (Recommended) • Crepe Paper Streamers (Party supplies) • Toilet paper for temporary marking (biodegradable) • Place markings at eye level when possible • Slow the team down as necessary to leave a good marking

  22. SuggestedRoute Markings • 1 Strand = temporary edge of search pattern • 2 Strands = outside edge of search pattern • 3 Strands = clue, marked with: • Time & date • Clue number • Team ID

  23. AttractionTechniques • Sound • Shouting the victim’s names • Honking vehicle horns • Using a Public Address System • Light • Fires • Flashlights • Headlights You can “find” a victim by helping them find you!

  24. ConfinementMethods • Road or Trail Blocks • Look Outs • Track Traps • String Lines • Line Markings or Trail Blazing

  25. ConfinementMethods(Continued)

  26. Hasty Search most successful initial search Line Search useful for finding very small objects Destroys clues Man intensive Time intensive Can be difficult to manage Pros & Cons

  27. QUESTIONS? ALWAYS THINK SAFETY!

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