Stopping SAR activity after a suspension
Page updated: 30 November 2020
If you're the Incident Controller, you need to make sure all SAR activity stops after the operation is suspended.
Tell all SAR resources to stop SAR activities
SAR activity should not continue after a suspension because it:
- uses valuable resources
- increases the risk of something happening to SAR resources due to inadequate monitoring
- creates confusion about the status of the operation and its quality
- can suggest that the decision to suspend is in doubt and will raise false hope for family and others.
Ask SAR resources who do not agree with the suspension to communicate this
SAR resources who have information or recommendations about continuing the SAR operation must communicate this immediately to the Incident Controller.
All SAR operations that are suspended must have a formal debrief to fully examine the rationale for the suspension.