Emergency Services

Mission Base Reference and Training Materials

National Headquarters Mission Base Training Materials

Air Branch Director Course Materials

• Briefings and Debriefings
• Flight Release (see NHQ Online Flight release course)
• CAPF 104
• Flight release of a fleet (High volume workload)
• Status Boards and Maps
• Safety
• WMIRS (no presentation available)
• Air Branch Coordination with other departments
• Risk Management
• Managing Aerial Imaging Missions
• Managing ARCHER missions (presentation pending...)
• Understanding SARSAT
• 121.5 MHz SAR without SARSAT
• Interagency Operations
• Working with emergent volunteers (no presentation available)
• Understanding GPS for Air SAR
• Air/Ground Communications Issues
• Understanding Search Effort
• Understanding POC, POD & POS
• Canadian Search Area Definition (CSAD)
• Search area segmentation (no presentation available)
• Hasty Search vs Comprehensive Search (no presentation available)

Basic Checklist for Air Branch Directors (DRAFT Document - Suggestions welcome to MNWG/DOS)

Other Reference Material

• ES Qualification Guide - Chart that shows what qualifications members of each age group may attain and the order in which they can attain them. created by Bryce Duncan.
• First Responders guide to aircraft airbags - From AMSAFE.
• Required Radio Calls Desk Sign  - Sign created by George Anderson to put on your Air/Ground ops desk to remind your teams of when to call in.