1VEHSRCH.PPT LAST REVISED: 9 JULY 2008 Citizens Serving Communities Ground Vehicle Search Techniques Developed as part of the National Emergency Services Curriculum Project

2VEHSRCH.PPT LAST REVISED: 9 JULY 2008 Citizens Serving Communities Sectors of Observation Team members without specific duties are assigned an arc to watch for clues Driver, navigator, communicator, and other members with specific duties to perform should not be assigned sectors to observe

3VEHSRCH.PPT LAST REVISED: 9 JULY 2008 Citizens Serving Communities Sectors of Observation

4VEHSRCH.PPT LAST REVISED: 9 JULY 2008 Citizens Serving Communities Six rules of Sector Observation Scan the entire sector –Left to right –Right to left –Near to far –Far to near Observe vehicle safety –Wear your seat belt –Don’t distract or startle the driver

5VEHSRCH.PPT LAST REVISED: 9 JULY 2008 Citizens Serving Communities Six rules of Sector Observation Continued Don’t distract other team members except to verify a clue or target Be clue-conscious - not just target focused Tell the driver if he or she is driving too fast for you to adequately search your area If you see a clue or the objective, tell the team leader, but don’t shout or startle the driver

6VEHSRCH.PPT LAST REVISED: 9 JULY 2008 Citizens Serving Communities What Might You Spot? Missing person –Vegetation disturbance indicating someone entering or leaving the woods –Dropped clothing or equipment –Potential witnesses –Missing person’s vehicle –The missing person!

7VEHSRCH.PPT LAST REVISED: 9 JULY 2008 Citizens Serving Communities What Might You Spot Aircraft –Some of the same items as missing person if a pilot is attempting to walk out –Smoke, scavengers –Broken tree top vegetation –Wreckage or pieces of debris –Smell of burning oil and fuel –A survivor

8VEHSRCH.PPT LAST REVISED: 9 JULY 2008 Citizens Serving Communities Other Possibilities A vehicle search team can be part of a confinement approach if there are roads defining the search area –Continual patrols may spot a victim attempting to walk out –Visibility may attract witnesses that could provide information –Vehicle search on the way into a search area.

9VEHSRCH.PPT LAST REVISED: 9 JULY 2008 Citizens Serving Communities Vehicle Search Tasks Ground Team Member –O-0402: Employ Vehicular Scanning Techniques

10VEHSRCH.PPT LAST REVISED: 9 JULY 2008 Citizens Serving Communities QUESTIONS? THINK SAFETY!