One Member, Called the “Oriented Man” (Usually the Officer) Has As His or Her Sole Focus the Safety of the Crew. More Lives Saved Continuity of Search Maintained Dis-Advantages to the Oriented Search Requires a Lot of Concentration on the Part of the “Oriented Man” Safety of Crew Maintained at All Times Searchers Allowed to Focus on Finding Victims - Not on Hose Lines or Ropes Searches Conducted Faster. The Oriented Search Defined: A Method of Search That Utilizes One “Oriented” Man (Team Leader) and One or More Searchers “The Oriented Search Is a Method of Search That Allows for Focus to Be Split Into Two Directions: 1) The Safety of the Search Team 2) The Actual SearchĦ The Oriented Search Advantages to the Oriented Search Even when we find and remove victim(s)ĥ The Oriented Search 1) The Safety of the Search Team Entails knowing where we have searched, where we are searching now, where we will search next and when the entire area has been covered. We miss the center of rooms We take way too long to search We search in the wrong places We spend too much time searching where only “dead” people could be Continuity of Search not MaintainedĤ Continuity of Search Continuity of Search – Assuring that a Search is being conducted in a logical un-interrupted manner. Coleman (ret.) - Bioģ Today’s Search We miss rooms We miss corners
Information contained within this presentation was created by Chief S. Skip teaches throughout the United States and Canada. Skip is currently Technical Editor for Fire Engineering Magazine and is on the FDIC Educational Advisory Committee. Skip has retired as Assistant Chief of the Toledo Fire Department where he served for over 32 years. Please see our Articles Section for acceptable documents verifying proof of citizenship.Presentation on theme: "Searching Smarter2013Q2 Deputy Chief Skip Coleman – Toledo Fire & Rescue."- Presentation transcript:ġ Searching Smarter2013Q2 Deputy Chief Skip Coleman – Toledo Fire & Rescue.Hold temporary or permanent residency in the country of the college the student is attending OR must possess a visa considered appropriate by the college.NOT be a pre-major or certificate student.Eligible public safety programs include: Fire Science, Fire Technology, Emergency Medical Services, Fire & Emergency Services Administration, Community Risk Reduction, Fire Engineering, Fire Prevention, or Public Safety Education.Have completed at least 50 percent of coursework in an associate degree public safety program at a regionally accredited college by June.No courses can be marked as incomplete.Hold a minimum of a 3.50 cumulative GPA out of a possible 4.0 on all college-level coursework at the time of application.Be a Phi Theta Kappa member in good standing.Be enrolled in a minimum of six (6) semester credit hours of associate degree, college-level coursework at the time of application.
Coleman, retired State Fire Marshal for the State of California, who is widely known as a certified Fire Chief and a Master Instructor in the California Fire Service Training and Education System.
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