MART Vol. II MO/MP - NESA - Civil Air Patrol

At each site, besides sketching or highlighting the extent of the damage onlocal maps and identifying access/egress routes, you should record:• Lat/long.• Description.• Type and extent of damage.• Photo number or time reference for videotape.• Status (e.g., the fire is out, the fire is spreading to the northeast, or thefloodwaters are receding).A sample Photo/Recon Log is provided in Attachment 2, Flight Guide.After the sortie, remember to replenish your supplies and recharge batteries.6.5 Missing Person SearchAn individual is very difficult to spot from the air, but CAP aircraft can do wellin some situations:• Persons who are simply lost and are able to assist in their rescue.Persons who frequent the outdoors are often trained in survival and havethe means to signal searching aircraft.• Persons who may be wandering along roads or highways, such asAlzheimer's patients.• Persons trapped or isolated by natural disasters such as floods. Thesepersons often can be found on high ground, on top of structures, along aroad or riverbank.• Persons who were driving. Their vehicle may be stopped along a road orhighway.Lost children and people with diminished capacities can be especially difficultto find. By the time CAP is called the police have probably already looked in theobvious places. Often, these individuals will be hiding from their searchers. Routeand grid searches must be done with great care and with full, well-rested crews.Knowledge of what they are wearing and how they may respond to over-flyingaircraft is especially valuable in these instances.Lost persons often fight topography and are likely to be found in the mostrugged portion of the surrounding country (persons who follow natural routes areseldom lost for long periods). Children under five years old frequently traveluphill; they also may hide from searchers (except at night).113