Chapters

Chapter 1: The Challenge: Acknowledging the Problem, and Mass Rescue Incident Types

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Chapter 2: Complex Incident Planning: Ownership of Plans

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Chapter 3: Complex Incident Planning: Risk Analysis

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Chapter 4: Mass Rescue Operations: The Capability Gap

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Chapter 5: General Planning Guidance

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Chapter 6: A Template Mass Rescue Operations Plan

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Chapter 7: Public Relations

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Chapter 8: General Guidance on ‘Retrieval’ in Mass Rescue Situations

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Chapter 9: Accounting for People Involved in a Mass Rescue Operation

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Chapter 10: General Guidance on Supporting Survivors During Rescue

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Chapter 11: General Guidance on the ‘Place of Safety’

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Chapter 12: General Guidance on ‘Remote Areas’ and Other Special Cases

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Chapter 13: Identifying Additional Resources

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Chapter 14: The Use of Regional Resources

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Chapter 15: Providing Support on Scene

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Chapter 16: General Guidance on Funding

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Chapter 17: Command, Control & Coordination

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Chapter 18: The SAR Coordinator

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Chapter 19: The SAR Mission Coordinator

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Chapter 20: The On Scene Coordinator

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Chapter 21: The Aircraft Coordinator

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Chapter 22: The Use of Surface Units

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Chapter 23: The Use of Aircraft

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Chapter 24: Maritime / Shoreside Coordination

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Chapter 17: Command, Control & Coordination

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Chapter 28: Exercises and Drills

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Chapter 18: The SAR Coordinator

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