Resources
Safety guidance
Clear, practical guidance for the people around a search: families, witnesses, landowners and volunteers.
Critical: In an emergency, call your local emergency number first.
Field guides
Reporting a missing person
What emergency services need in the first ten minutes, and the profile details that shape the search area.
TODO(content): link to the approved SAR guidance document.
Preserving scent and sign
Keep an unwashed garment sealed in a paper bag, keep people off likely routes, and record who has already walked where.
TODO(content): link to the approved SAR guidance document.
If you get lost outdoors
Stop, stay put, make yourself visible and audible, conserve heat and battery, and expect the search to reach you.
TODO(content): link to the approved SAR guidance document.
Exposure and survivability
How temperature, wet conditions, age and medical conditions compress the window planners are working against.
TODO(content): link to the approved SAR guidance document.
Radio and comms discipline
Clear callsigns, short transmissions, confirm receipt, and never pass sensitive detail over an open net.
TODO(content): link to the approved SAR guidance document.
Water and edge hazards
Why water features are searched by trained teams only, and what to do if you spot something in the water.
TODO(content): link to the approved SAR guidance document.
Frequently asked questions
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Pass on what you saw, or join the readiness roster and be tasked properly when the next callout comes.