Search and Rescue Training
For
Law Enforcement
Search and Rescue Training
Course Overview
  This course is designed to assist police agencies, search and rescue teams and search coordinators in conducting a search for a missing person.  This course will take the officer through a search from start to finish, covering everything from first notification to completion.  It will help you select your best available resources and methods and should increase the probability of a sucessful outcome.
   Unlike many courses taught nationally, this course will also teach the complexities of conducting a search in an urban area.
   With the increased population growth in urban areas and small comunities, and the need to provide home care to an aging population, the importance of urban searches has risen.
Instructor
John Kramer and SAR K-9 Shiner
Contact
Major (Retired) John Kramer
309 Avon Drive
Raleigh, NC 27608

Home Phone (919) 833-6294
Cell Phone     (919) 697-5483
Topics Covered
> Effective Search Management
How to set up the initial search; incident command; and manpower allocation
>  Search and Rescue Resources
Identify available, and best resources
>  Lost Person Behavior
Learn about habits of special populations such as Alzheimer patients, children and potential suicides
> Suicidal Missing Persons
Behavioral strategies and search tactics for suicidal persons
> Tabletop Exercises
Over 20 exercises developed from real searches
> Investigation amd Interviews
Information you needto know and who to ask
>  Probability of Detection
Statistical probabilities related to past behavior or age-related/symptom behavior
>  Establishing Search Areas
Setting priorities for search resouces
>  Multi-Coverage Decisions
Overlapping resources, including the use of search dogs and/or helicopters
>   Suspending a Search
Basis for the decision and how to handle it with resources, the family of the subject, the media, and the community
Email: mcvkramer@aol.com
Instructor Profile
John Kramer retired as a major from the Raleigh Police Department after 30 years of service and has been involved in Search and Rescue for over 25 years. He served as incident commander on more than 20 searches.  He is certified as a SAR Tech II by the National Search and Rescue Association and as a K-9 search dog handler for the past three years with his dog, Shiner.
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