Lost Person Behavior:: Practical Map Exercises

The purpose of Lost Person Behavior is simple -- to help searches look in the right place to find subjects faster. However, to accomplish that goal it takes more than just reading. This Practical Map Exercise book was designed to be an integral part of a Lost Person Behavior training class. The book contains 29 map activities and handouts used in the class. Participants will be able to use 38 full-color maps. This allows participants to practice key concepts by working through actual searches. These searches potentially represent several years of actual search experience. Knowledge, training, and experience saves lives.

Robert J. Koester first joined the Appalachian Search & Rescue Conference in 1981 and since then has participated in hundreds of searches. He holds a Master of Science degree in biology (neurobiology) from the University of Virginia. He is a fellow at Kingston University London. His contributions to search and rescue include seminal research on lost person behavior (with emphasis on dementia), probability of detection, missing air-craft, and the creation of the International Search and Rescue Incident Database (ISRID). He is a Search Mission Coordinator and instructor for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and past-president of the Virginia Search and Rescue Council, Robert has also worked for the United States Coast Guard, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Park Service, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. Author of numerous books and articles on search rescue he has presented in Aruba, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland, the United Kingdom, and throughout the United States.