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By
Michael Neiger
Marquette, Michigan
© Copyright 2008

 

Advanced Search and Rescue (ADSAR), (National Association for Search and Rescue, 1997)

This 133-page, paperback, National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) course text—Advanced Search and Rescue (ADSAR)—covers the requirements for the Search and Rescue Technician (SARTECH) Level I certification.
—Michael Neiger

 

 

ESAR—Team Member and Team Leader Training Manual, by John Wartes, Jim Granger, and Bill Rengsgtorf (Chief Seattle Council, Boy Scouts of America)

 

Fundamentals of Search and Rescue, by Donald C. Cooper (Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2005)

This 341-page, paperback, National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) course text—Fundamentals of Search and Rescue (FUNSAR)—covers the requirements for the Search and Rescue Technician (SARTECH) Level III & II certification.

Profusely-illustrated in full color, this manual is chock-full of essential reading on SAR procedures and equipment. Chapter 13 presents a 12-page look at the art and science of man-tracking and sign-cutting.
—Michael Neiger

 

Introduction to Search and Rescue, 2nd Edition (National Association for Search and Rescue, 2008)

This National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) course paperback—Introduction to Search and Rescue (ISAR), 2nd edition—covers the requirements for the Search and Rescue Technician (SARTECH) Level III certification.
—Michael Neiger

 

 

Lost Alzheimer's Disease Search Management: A Law Enforcement Guide to Managing the Initial Response and Investigation of the missing Alzheimer's Disease Subject, by Robert J. Koester (DBS Productions, 1999)

This ring-bound guide to investigating Alzheimer's disease missing-person cases is the current, definitive guide.
—Michael Neiger

 

 

Managing the Lost Person Incident, 2nd edition, Kenneth Hill (National Association for Search and Rescue, 2007)

This 351-page, paperback, National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) text—Managing the Lost Person Incident (MLPI), 2nd edition—covers all phases of land search management.
—Michael Neiger

 

 

Mountain Rescue Techniques, by Wastl Mariner (Mountaineers, 1968)

 

Mountain Search for the Lost Victim, by Dennis Kelley (Search and Rescue, 1973)

 

Mountain Search and Rescue Techniques, by W. G. May (Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, 1973)

 

Rescue From the Backcountry—The Basic Essentials Of, by Buck Tilton (ICS Books, 1991)

 

Search and Detection, 4th edition, by Alan R. Washburn (Institute for Operations Research and the Management of Sciences, 2002)

 

The Textbook for Managing Land Search Operations, by Robert C. Stoffel (Emergency Response International, Inc., 2006)

This massive, 2.5-pound, 540-page manual—The Textbook for Managing Land Search Operations— replaces Search is An Emergency. According to the publisher, this tome has been the cornerstone of SAR managers in 13 countries for over 30 years. This must-have book is spiral bound and punched for a three-ring binder.
—Michael Neiger

 

 

Theory of Optimal Search, by Lawrence Stone (ORSA Books, 1989)

 

Wilderness Search and Rescue, by Tim Setnicka (Appalachian Mountain Club, 1980)

This 640-page, hardcover book—Wilderness Search and Rescue—covers a "complete system of skills and techniques" adaptable to nearly any SAR situation. Some 150 photographs and 170 line drawings compliments the text.
—Michael Neiger

 

 

 


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