Ground Vehicle Search Techniques

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Ground Vehicle Search Techniques

• Developed as part of the National Emergency
  Services Curriculum Project

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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

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Sectors of Observation
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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
• Dont distract or startle the driver

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Six rules of Sector Observation Continued

• Dont 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 dont shout or startle the driver

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Vehicle Search Tasks

• Ground Team Member
• O-0402 Employ Vehicular Scanning Techniques