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Tag: management

Invest in Disaster Management

By Michael Coyle Posted on 23/07/2012 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with emergency, management, rant, risk, science

Climate change means less stable weather, and more disasters. We have to be more efficient at managing emergencies.

Situational Awareness: Sledder vs Skier

By Michael Coyle Posted on 11/01/2012 Posted in Blog Entry 2 Comments Tagged with avalanche, management, risk, ski, snow, snowmobile

In my last post on this subject I wrote about how skiers have an advantage over sledders in that they have more opportunity to observe conditions as they travel through terrain. Today, some observations on the flip side of the …

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William Fisher Search Review

By Merrick Grieder Posted on 04/01/2012 Posted in Blog Entry, Guest Post No Comments Tagged with amateur radio, communications, logistics, management, radio, search, search review, technology

A review of a 3 day search on Vancouver island with significant logistical issues that were overcome by use of amateur radio.

A Social Media Policy for SAR

By Michael Coyle Posted on 14/12/2011 Posted in Blog Entry 6 Comments Tagged with management, policy, SAR, SMEM, SMSAR, social media
A Social Media Policy for SAR
Descending Mount Matier

The need for a Social Media Policy for Search and Rescue teams and members is explored

Social Media in SAR Management: Getting The Word Out

By Michael Coyle Posted on 08/12/2011 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with management, SAR, social media, urban SAR
Social Media in SAR Management: Getting The Word Out
Share designed by <a href="http://www.thenounproject.com/Mikhail1986">Michael Rowe</a> from the <a href="http://www.thenounproject.com">Noun Project</a>

A discussion of best practises for SAR teams in the use of Social Media in SAR Management, and disseminating information

Situational Awareness: Skier vs Sledder

By Michael Coyle Posted on 18/11/2011 Posted in Blog Entry 2 Comments Tagged with avalanche, management, risk, snow, snowmobile

Situational Awareness is a risk-management keyword that’s being used more and more often and is especially important for avalanches.

SAR and Crowdsourced Maps

By Michael Coyle Posted on 24/10/2011 Posted in Blog Entry 2 Comments Tagged with management, map, mapping, OpenStreetMap, OSM, rescue, SAR, tech, urban, urban interface
SAR and Crowdsourced Maps

When you’e using OpenStreetMap, you’re using Crowdsourced data; in my experience, very accurate for urban searches.

Personal Locator Beacons from the Rescuer’s Perspective

By Michael Coyle Posted on 26/08/2011 Posted in Blog Entry, Essay 14 Comments Tagged with backcountry, beacon, case study, helicopters, HETS, management, map, personal locator beacon, PLB, rescue, safety, Tyler Wright, weather
Personal Locator Beacons from the Rescuer’s Perspective

A case study of a rescue with a Personal Locator Beacon in SouthWestern BC detailing rescuer’s difficulties accessing the location.

SAR Manager (in name only)

By Michael Coyle Posted on 22/03/2011 Posted in Blog Entry 2 Comments Tagged with course, management, SAR, training

After an intense 4 day course (two of those days were 13 hours long), I’ve managed to pass the SAR Manager’s evaluation and exam. People came from all over BC: from as far north as Stewart, BC where the SAR …

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A “promotion”

By Michael Coyle Posted on 18/01/2011 Posted in Blog Entry 2 Comments Tagged with management, SAR

I’m moving up. I’m going to be a manager. Being in BC, we get more SAR tasks than the rest of Canada combined. Being in the southwest part of BC, we get 36% of all the tasks in BC. This …

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