JP 3-50 National Search and Rescue Manual Vol I - US Navy

CHAPTER 1. SAR SYSTEM AND ORGANIZATION
100 Search and Rescue
101 The SAR System
102 Components of the SAR System
103 National Search and Rescue Plan
104 National SAR Manual
105 SAR Stages
110 The SAR Organization
120 Geographic SAR Organization
121 Geographic Divisions
122 SAR Plans
130 SAR Mission Organization
131 SAR Coordinator
132 SAR Mission Coordinator
133 Rescue Coordination Centers
134 Rescue Sub-Centers
135 Advanced SAR Staging Bases
136 On Scene Commander/Incident Commander
137 Search and Rescue Unit/Strike Team
138 SAR Liaison, Local Base, and Briefing Officers
100 SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
Search and Rescue (SAR) is the use of available resources to assist
persons and property in potential or actual distress.
101 The SAR System
The SAR system is an arrangement of components activated, as
needed, to efficiently and effectively assist persons or property in
potential or actual distress. Figure 1-1 is an illustration of how the
SAR system functions to enable distress alerting and SAR activities.
102 Components of the SAR System
The SAR system has the following components:
A. Organization-The division of SAR responsibility into geographic
areas to provide centralized control, coordination, and effective use of
all available SAR facilities, including SAR coordinators (SCs), rescue
coordination centers (RCCs), rescue sub-centers (RSCs), SAR mission
coordinators (SMCs), on scene commanders (OSCs), and search and rescue
units (SRUs). Some federal state, and local agencies employ the
Incident Command System (ICS) which organizes SAR along the same lines
but uses different terminology. See Chapter 8 and the glossary for an
explanation.
B. Resources-The personnel and equipment that undertake one or
more stages of the SAR system.