SEQ CHAPTER

Operations Leader Checklist Revised 9-18-06

______1. Complete Callout - Who and When: ___________________

______2. Calling Post (866)-994-7678 - acct 760 873 5535 pswd (93514)

______3. Respond

______4. Determine location of Reporting Party (RP). Location ______________

______5. Have RP stay at fixed location (rescue base or elsewhere) that is accessible

______6. Determine Incident Commander (Sherrif’s Office) Name: _________________

______7. Choose base camp location. ___________________

______8. Interview Reporting Party) (deputy or IC)

Name __________________________Phone Number_________________

______9. Establish Base Camp (Command Post) _________________________.

______10. Get additional maps if needed

______11. Establish Communications between Command Post and Coordinator.(ICS 205)

_____A. Repeater ______________

_____B. Cell Phone #____________ Other Phones ____________, _____________

_____C. Field Team Frequency____________6. Rescue 155.160, 4. Clemars 154.920, 30. HMAM

_____D. Start Radio Log _____________________

_____E. Satellite Phone Number _____________________

______12. Check Form in Notebook In (ICS 211) ______________________

Determine “field readiness” of all reporting members – assess specialized gear

Fill out gear list (team gear) for each team to take with

______13.Establish Command Structure (ICS 207) IC ____________, Ops ___________, Plans _________

Team computer and printer on scene?

SEARCH

______14. Have RP fill out Lost Person Questionnaire. _______________

Get shoe description/photocopy/etc.

Preserve prints around subject’s car (preserve area and have minimum people at PLS)

______15. Note on subject's car. (Tape it to the driver's window.) Plate Number___________

Arrange w/ SO to get into car and search for useful information;

______16. Start detailed interview. Go over Lost Person Questionnaire with RP .

a. Interview other friends and family to get multiple perspectives; ask open ended questions, and be alert for “between the lines” information (Sheriff’s office)

b. Appoint family liaison

______17. Form plan(ICS 202).___________________

Segment search area and assign POAs (probability of areas); work with others formally (Matson) or informally

Consider all components of resources in plan

Dogs

Ground Search / tracking

Trail blocking

Attraction

Helicopter

______18. Check hospitals, Northern Inyo Hospital 873-5811, Southern Inyo Hospital 876-5501, Mammoth Hospital 934-3311x2234,

Check bars, restaurants, motels

______19. Issue written team assignments.(ICS 204) ____________

Have basic medical plan in place

______20. Brief, then send out Hasty Teams. _____________ (complete gear list of what each team takes for team gear – medical, technical, etc) (Download routes on GPS if possible)

Clear GPS track logs and make sure each team member has tape measure, track log, GPS and radio.

Emphasize / remind teams of tracking stick drag to mark trail.

______21. Start Clue Log form (all tracks and clues radioed in and logged by wpt number and team

______22. Contain 'point last seen' (PLS). ____________ Adjust to PLK (point last known) as clues are logged in

______23. Record all track around PLS on clue log and using tracking sheets make measurements

are taken, tread pattern copied and shoe size estimated.__________

______24. Contain trails leading from scene. (Wilderness Rangers (interview also), Trailhead sitter.)

Get full contact info from trail interviewees, including email; ask “have you been in area,” not just, “have you seen ______” (make sure all interviews are logged in)

Pull permits; get ops staff member(s) to begin interviews

Try cell phone tracking? (well, maybe one day)

______25. Fill out ' MISSING' form with picture if possible.

Copy and distribute.________________again, ask “have you been in area,

” not just, “have you seen ______”

______26. Establish Resource Person. ___________________________

______27. Call other resources, especially air. Call for what you need even if weather, etc. prevents

them from coming.(ICS 201 pg 4) Get call out for mutual aid early

Get contact info for responding teams

Food and housing for searchers, particularly those from out of county

Have vet on call for dogs; do horses need hay or other support?

Aviation fuel, Jet A, Prist, etc. need/availability

USFS or Fire water tender for dusty LZ

______ 28. Debrief returning teams (debrief form) ___________________

(in ICS mode done by Planning) ____________ Download track logs from returning

team members into team computer________ Correlate / compare waypoints using clue log

______29. Fill out sheriff's dept. search and rescue synopsis.

Summarize operation on back. Attach logs.

______30. Critique

Consider hour when dismiss teams, particularly mutual aid team from afar; driving when sleepy= dangerous

If mutual aid, arrange for call-ins when returning teams reach home safely

Hasty Search Hasty Search Farther Hasty Search New Areas Hasty Search Outlying Area

Dog Teams PLS Dogs Likely Areas Dogs per handlers' advice Dogs per handlers' advice

Logistics __________ Logistics __________ Logistics __________ Logistics __________

Handle field problems Handle field problems Handle field problems Handle field problems

The Incident Commander oversees the entire operation. a Sheriff's Dept person will act as IC. Highway Patrol officers act as IC for any accidents on highways. Fire Dept does not act as IC for search and rescue operations.

The Operations Leader puts the plans into action, whether they are written search plans or simple unwritten rescue plans memorized from past operations. The Operations Leader may act as Incident Commander and Planner on small operations. Appoint an Air Operations Chief for ops involving two or more aircraft to oversee air communication, traffic control and logistics (fuel, etc.). Never allow flights over campers or CP.

Assign teams based on the need to accomplish a certain task. If possible, pair experienced members with qualified new members on important assignments and experienced members with candidates on other assignments. Consider physical fitness and team chemistry when developing teams (including past requests). Designate someone to check packs of those heading into the field. No one likes to sit around the command post, brief the teams and send them out. Specialized resources such as dog teams and helicopter crews can tell you how they can best be utilized once they know the details of your situation. Dog teams work differently depending on the type of dog and the situation. Draw distinction between “showing interest” and real alerts. Helicopters also work differently depending on the situation, but never like a dog.

The Plans Section Chief develops the objectives and strategy to meet those objectives.

7. Written team assignment form, Team Brief/ Debrief form or phone message forms