Incident Command System Field Operations Guide for Search and Rescue - Softcover

Robert J. Koester

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1879471329 ISBN 13: 9781879471320

Publisher: dbS Productions, 2014

Synopsis

The Incident Command System Field Operations Guide for Search and Rescue (ICS FOGSAR) delivers to the search and rescue provider detailed checklists and thorough guidance following the NIMS Incident Command System (ICS). First published in 1996, it has offered practical insight into functional details from a SAR perspective. No other book comes close to providing this level of SAR detail on ICS. Providers will find this information indispensable on both large and small incidents. This newly updated and completely revised edition is designed with the user in mind. This pocket-sized book has a sturdy, wiro stay-flat binding, waterproof cover and quick section tabs - ideal for use in the field. It incorporates all NIMS updates, changes to Intelligence/Investigations, use of GIS specialists, advanced ICS topics, integration with Land SAR Addendum, and so much more. For every job potentially used on a SAR incident, this book outlines the essentials: an overview, activation requirements, suggested qualifications, supervisory structures, critical tasks and a detailed task list. It covers over 60 ICS positions, all written from a SAR perspective. This book will be a critical addition to anyone involved in public safety.

About this title

About the Author

Robert J. Koester joined the Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference in 1981 and since then has participated in hundreds of searches. His contributions to SAR include seminal research on lost person behavior, probability of detection, and missing aircraft. He is a Search Mission Coordinator and instructor for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management where he developed training for Incident Commanders. Robert has worked for the US Coast Guard, NASA, National Park Service, and FEMA. He is author of numerous books and articles on search and rescue, including the first edition of the Field Operations Guide for Search and Rescue published in 1996. Robert has presented on the Incident Command System and other search and rescue topics around the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: dbS Productions
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1879471329
• ISBN 13: 9781879471320
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Emily Powell Koester