What Is New?

This is where we describe what has changed in the unrestricted sections of the website since it was made public on July 22, 2009.

Date Changes
February 3, 2017 Updated the manual Find 'Em: A Guide for Planning the Missing Person Incident Response in the Documents section. This is the 4th Edition.
December 21, 2016 Added a link to the report Calling 911 With a Cell Phone Tips That Might Save Your Life in the External Links section.
December 16, 2016 Added details of the Search Incident Planning Section Chief course to the Conferences/Training section.
December 5, 2016 Added a link to Baby It's Cold Outside, an awareness and educational program about hypothermia and cold injuries, to the External Links section.
December 1, 2016 ASARCA Inland Search Management Course Granted Equivalency to MLPI Course

"The Arizona Search And Rescue Coordinators Association and NASAR have entered into an MOU granting equivalency between the ASARCA Inland Search Management Course (ISM) and the Managing The Lost Person Incident Course (MLPI). Students successfully passing the ISM course may also receive a MLPI certificate in recognition of their ISM certificate.

NASAR and ASARCA have agreed to grandfather previous graduates of ISM. If you have previously graduated from ISM and are interested in receiving a MLPI certificate please contact NASAR at info@nasar.org.
"

Quoted from "http://www.nasar.org/asarca_and_nasar_announce_mou".
November 24, 2016 Updated the document WinCASIEIII Operator Job Action Sheet in the Documents section.
November 18, 2016 Updated the manual Inland Search Management for AZ SAR Coordinators in the Documents section.
October 18, 2016 Updated the manual Inland Search Management for AZ SAR Coordinators in the Documents section.
September 22, 2016 Added details of the 8th Annual Search & Rescue GIS Workshop and Meeting to the Conferences/Training section.
September 15, 2016 Added a link to the free Obtaining Cell Phone Locations for Search and Rescue training guides to the External Links section.
September 12, 2016 Added details of the course Inland Search Management for AZ SAR Coordinators to the Conferences/Training section.
September 12, 2016 Added the document Topics in Inland Search Management to the Documents section.
September 12, 2016 Added the document WinCASIEIII Operator Job Action Sheet to the Documents section.
September 12, 2016 Updated the Awards section.
May 23, 2016 Updated the document Initial Response Incident Commander Wilderness Search in the Documents section.
December 1, 2015 Updated the Awards section.
November 30, 2015 Added the document Initial Response Incident Commander Wilderness Search to the Documents section.
November 10, 2015 Added links to Dennis Kelley's Search and Rescue Magazine in the Documents section.
November 4, 2015 Added the document Objectives, Strategies, and Tactics in Search and Rescue to the Documents section.
November 2, 2015 The software Win CASIE III, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.75.
October 15, 2015 Updated the manual Inland Search Management for AZ SAR Coordinators in the Documents section.
October 15, 2015 Added the non-Arizona specific manual Inland Search Management in the Documents section.
October 15, 2015 Added a link to the free Introduction to Search Management Best Practices Video in the External Links section.
October 15, 2015 Updated the Volunteer Groups section.
March 5, 2015 Added details for the ICS300 Class to the Conferences/Training section.
March 2, 2015 Added schedule details for the AZ SAR Conference 2015 to the Conferences/Training section.
March 1, 2015 Added registration details for the AZ SAR Conference 2015 to the Conferences/Training section.
December 16, 2014 Added details of the Search Incident Planning Section Chief course to the Conferences/Training section.
November 9, 2014 Updated details of the Maricopa County AZ, Basic SAR Academy course to the Conferences/Training section.
October 13, 2014 Updated the Volunteer Groups section.
September 29, 2014 Updated the manual Find 'Em: A Guide for Planning the Missing Person Incident Response in the Documents section. This is the 2nd Preliminary Edition.
September 18, 2014 Updated the Search Management Action Plan in the Documents section.
August 6, 2014 Added a link to the free How To Search training guides to the External Links section.
July 23, 2014 Added details of the course Inland Search Management for AZ SAR Coordinators to the Conferences/Training section.
July 19, 2014 Updated the Awards section.
July 13, 2014 Added a link to the video Introduction to Terrain Navigator Pro in the External Links section.
June 30, 2014 Updated details of the Maricopa County AZ, Basic SAR Academy course to the Conferences/Training section.
June 13, 2014 Added details of the Maricopa County AZ, Basic SAR Academy course to the Conferences/Training section.
June 11, 2014 Added the slides Find 'Em Presentation to the Documents section.
June 10, 2014 Added the article Moving INLAND SAR into the 21st Century to the Documents section.
May 31, 2014 Updated the manual Inland Search Management for AZ SAR Coordinators in the Documents section.
May 31, 2014 Added the article The Pseudoscience Of Land Search Probability Theories to the Documents section.
May 31, 2014 Added details of the AZ SAR Conference 2015 to the Conferences/Training section.
April 21, 2014 Updated the Volunteer Groups section.
January 13, 2014 Added details of the Equine Scent Detection Clinic to the Conferences/Training section.
January 9, 2014 Added details of the AZSAR K9CON 2014 conference to the Conferences/Training section.
January 2, 2014 Added details of the Search Incident Planning Section Chief course to the Conferences/Training section.
January 2, 2014 Added details of the MAG300 (ICS 300): Intermediate Incident Command System course to the Conferences/Training section.
December 11, 2013 Updated the book Find 'Em: A Guide for Planning the Missing Person Incident Response to the Documents section. This version includes a dedication to John Bownds and quotations from the reviewers of a draft version of this book.
December 11, 2013 Added the book Find 'Em: A Guide for Planning the Missing Person Incident Response to the Documents section.
December 4, 2013 Added details of the Introduction to SAR course to the Conferences/Training section.
July 10, 2013 Added the manual Helicopter Rescue Techniques to the Documents section.
October 30, 2013 Added details of the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center's (AFRCC) Inland SAR Basic Course to the Conferences/Training section.
October 29, 2013 Added details of the 2014 National Search & Rescue Conference to the Conferences/Training section.
August 27, 2013 The software SAR T-Cards, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.23.
July 31, 2013 Added details of the course Inland Search Management for AZ SAR Coordinators to the Conferences/Training section.
July 10, 2013 Added the manual Inland Search Management for AZ SAR Coordinators to the Documents section.
July 4, 2013 Added details of the AZ Search and Rescue Academy to the Conferences/Training section.
July 4, 2013 Updated the Awards section.
April 3, 2013 Added details of the 2013 MRA Spring Meeting to the Conferences/Training section.
April 2, 2013 Added details of the 2013 Washington State Search and Rescue Conference to the Conferences/Training section.
February 13, 2013 Added "Missing Poster" to Free Software.
February 12, 2013 Added details of the AZ SAR Conference 2013 to the Conferences/Training section.
February 5, 2013 Updated the Arizona Basic Search and Rescue manual in the Documents section.
January 11, 2013 Added details of the 2013 Washington State Search and Rescue Conference to the Conferences/Training section.
December 28, 2012 Updated details of the 4th Annual Ohio SAR Conference to the Conferences/Training section.
December 13, 2012 Updated the Investigative Task List manual in the Documents section.
November 30, 2012 Added details of the AZ Search and Rescue Academy to the Conferences/Training section.
November 30, 2012 Updated the Arizona Basic Search and Rescue manual in the Documents section.
November 30, 2012 Updated the Questions to ask a Lost Subject who self-reports by Cell Phone in the Documents section.
November 15, 2012 Added details of the Wild Country Ropeman 3 Voluntary Recall to Safety/Warnings/Notices.
November 12, 2012 Added a link to Alzheimer's Initiatives in the External Links section.
November 5, 2012 Added a link to Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Special Needs Subject Response Guide for Police Officers in the External Links section.
October 31, 2012 Added the manual Arizona Basic Search and Rescue to the Documents section.
October 23, 2012 Added the documents Interviewing a Subject Found Alive and Searching For Subjects with Autism to the Documents section.
October 15, 2012 Added accommodation details of the Inland Search Management for AZ SAR Coordinators course to the Conferences/Training section.
October 2, 2012 Added details of the 2012 International Tech Rescue Symposium and the 2013 MRA Spring Meeting to the Conferences/Training section.
September 19, 2012 Added details of the 2013 National Search and Rescue Conference to the Conferences/Training section.
September 14, 2012 Added details of the Esri Nonprofit Organization Program to the Offers section.
September 14, 2012 Added details of the MapSAR Training Course to the Conferences/Training section.
September 9, 2012 Added details of the course Inland Search Management for AZ SAR Coordinators to the Conferences/Training section.
September 3, 2012 Added "Libre Office" and "WinSCP" to Free Software.
September 3, 2012 Added announcements of the 4th Annual Ohio SAR Conference and the AZ SAR Conference 2013 to the Conferences/Training section.
August 31, 2012 Added details of the Chemical Suicides and First Responders to Safety/Warnings/Notices.
August 23, 2012 Added the document ISRID statistics and UK missing person incidents to the Documents section.
August 23, 2012 Added a link to an online NPS Basic SAR Training Course to the External Links section.
August 22, 2012 Added a link to download free topo maps to the External Links section.
July 29, 2012 Updated the Awards section.
July 7, 2012 Updated the Awards section.
June 15, 2012 Updated the Awards section.
March 29, 2012 Added the two documents Helicopter Experiments: Desert and Helicopter Experiments: Mountain to the Documents section.
March 8, 2012 The software Win CASIE III, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.73.
February 8, 2012 Added details of the 2012 Annual New Mexico SAR conference, ESCAPE and the National Search and Rescue Academy to the Conferences/Training section.
February 8, 2012 Added details of the Basic Disaster Life Support and the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center's (AFRCC) Inland SAR Basic Course to the Conferences/Training section.
February 1, 2012 Added details of the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma Search and Rescue Conference to the Conferences/Training section.
February 1, 2012 Added details of the course Inland Search Management for AZ SAR Coordinators to the Conferences/Training section.
February 1, 2012 Added details of the Cochise County AZ, Basic SAR Academy to the Conferences/Training section.
December 20, 2011 Updated details of AZSAR K9CON 2012 in the Conferences/Training section.
November 26, 2011 Added details of the 3rd Annual Ohio Search and Rescue Conference to the Conferences/Training section.
October 29, 2011 Added details of the Maricopa County AZ, Basic SAR Academy to the Conferences/Training section.
October 19, 2011 Added details of AZSAR K9CON 2012 and the 2012 Montana State SAR Rendezvous to the Conferences/Training section.
September 22, 2011 Added details of the
11th Annual Indiana-Kentucky SAR Conference,
Colorado Snow and Avalanche Workshop 2011,
2011 International Technical Rescue Symposium,
Colorado Mountain Weather Workshop 2011,
2012 MRA Winter Meeting,
to the Conferences/Training section.
September 19, 2011 Added MATSAR Search and Rescue to Volunteer Groups.
September 4, 2011 Added details of the ISPT's 2011 Tracker Symposium to the Conferences/Training section.
August 27, 2011 Added the Good Cause: DPS Air Rescue T-Shirts to the Home page.
July 30, 2011 Added the document Questions to ask a Lost Subject who self-reports by Cell Phone to the Documents section.
July 10, 2011 Added details of the 2012 Joint MRA and NASAR Conference to the Conferences/Training section.
June 6, 2011 Added details of the AZ Basic SAR Academy to the Conferences/Training section.
June 6, 2011 Added details of the course Inland Search Management for AZ SAR Coordinators: Train The Trainer to the Conferences/Training section.
June 1, 2011 Added details of The 2011 First Annual Mounted SAR Academy to the Conferences/Training section.
May 30, 2011 The software ICS-SAR, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.11.
May 30, 2011 The software Win CASIE III, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.71.
May 20, 2010 Added a link to ICS Forms 2010 (DOC), the updated ICS Forms in MS Word format, in the External Links section. Updated the document 2010 ICS Forms Comments in the Documents section to reflect the existence of these DOC files.
May 16, 2011 The software Win CASIE III, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.70.
May 16, 2011 Added White Mountain Sheriff Posse (SAR)
Hashknife Sheriff Posse (SAR)
Heber/Overgaard Search and Rescue (SAR/Tracking)
County Mounties (SAR/Tracking/K9)
White Mountain Open Trails Ass. (SAR)
to Volunteer Groups.
May 16, 2011 Added details of SAR City 2011 to the Conferences/Training section.
April 24, 2011 Added a link to Backcountry Rescuer in the External Links section.
April 20, 2011 Added details of Navigation Boot Camp to the Conferences/Training section.
April 19, 2011 Added details of the 2011 Washington State SAR Conference in the Conferences/Training section.
April 16, 2011 Updated the Awards section.
April 12, 2011 Governor Brewer has proclaimed April 16th, 2011 as Search and Rescue Day in honor of the Search and Rescue personnel in the State of Arizona. Here is the proclamation.
April 7, 2011 Updated the Other SAR Awards Associated With Arizona in the Awards section.
March 30, 2011 Added the updated general schedule for the AZ SAR Conference 2011 in the Conferences/Training section.
March 30, 2011 Added the updated mounted schedule for the AZ SAR Conference 2011 in the Conferences/Training section.
March 14, 2011 Added a link to the document The U.K. Missing Person Behaviour Study, March 2011 to the Documents section.
March 2, 2011 Added the mounted schedule for the AZ SAR Conference 2011 in the Conferences/Training section.
March 1, 2011 Added schedule and registration details of the AZ SAR Conference 2011 in the Conferences/Training section.
February 25, 2011 Added the document Some Thoughts on Multiple-Subject Searches to the Documents section.
February 10, 2011 Added "WinCASIE III Presentations" to Presentations.
February 1, 2011 Added the document Typos In NASAR's SAR Operations Field Guide to the Documents section.
January 31, 2011 Added details of the AZSAR K9CON 2011 in the Conferences/Training section. This is the K9 portion of the AZ SAR Conference 2011. Note the dates of the two conferences are not the same.
January 19, 2011 Changed dates of the AZ SAR Conference 2011 in the Conferences/Training section.
January 6, 2011 The software Clue Manager, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.10.
January 5, 2011 The software Win CASIE III, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.69.
January 4, 2011 The software CommManager was released and was added to Free Software.
December 26, 2010 The software ICS-SAR, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.10.
December 12, 2010 Added the document 2010 ICS Forms Comments to the Documents section.
December 12, 2010 Added a link to ICS Forms 2010, the updated ICS Forms, in the External Links section.
December 11, 2010 Added initial details of the Maricopa County AZ, Basic SAR Academy to the Conferences/Training section.
November 24, 2010 Added "Search Manager" to Free Software.
November 13, 2010 The software Clue Manager, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.09.
November 8, 2010 Added details of the National SAR School's Inland SAR Planning Course to the Conferences/Training section.
October 25, 2010 Added a link to the ICS Forms Workbook in the External Links section.
October 25, 2010 Added details of the Deep Discounts on Outdoor Equipment to the Information section.
October 25, 2010 Added details of the Hardware and Software Donations to the Information section.
October 25, 2010 Added a new section: Information.
October 19, 2010 Added details of the Rincon Valley Fire District Rope Rescue Classes to the Conferences/Training section.
September 30, 2010 Added details of the NASAR Managing The Lost Person Incident course to the Conferences/Training section.
September 18, 2010 Added details of the Garmin nüvi Battery Recall to Safety/Warnings/Notices.
July 24, 2010 Added details of the 2011 National Search and Rescue (NASAR) Conference to the Conferences/Training section.
July 2, 2010 Added details of the Maricopa County AZ, Basic SAR Academy to the Conferences/Training section.
May 12, 2010 Added details of International Tech Rescue Symposium and the Coconino County MRA Accreditations to the Conferences/Training section.
March 31, 2010 Added details of Navigation Boot Camp to the Conferences/Training section.
March 29, 2010 Added details of Colorado SARCON 2010 to the Conferences/Training section.
March 24, 2010 Added a link to the First Responder Safety at a Small Aircraft or Helicopter Accident in the External Links section.
March 1, 2010 Added details of SAREX 2010 to the Conferences/Training section.
February 21, 2010 Added details of the NASAR MLPI course to the Conferences/Training section.
February 21, 2010 Added details of Nevada Sarcon 2010 to the Conferences/Training section.
February 18, 2010 Added a link to the Avalanche Awareness Video in the External Links section.
February 18, 2010 Added a link to the Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center in the External Links section.
February 16, 2010 Added details of the Yavapai County AZ, Basic SAR Academy to the Conferences/Training section.
February 14, 2010 The software ICS-SAR, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.09.
February 7, 2010 Added details of the Gila County AZ, Basic SAR Academy to the Conferences/Training section.
January 30, 2010 The software ICS-SAR, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.08.
January 26, 2010 The software ICS-SAR, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.07.
January 14, 2010 The software ICS-SAR was released and was added to Free Software.
January 12, 2010 Added dates and location of the AZ SAR Conference 2011 in the Conferences/Training section.
January 12, 2010 Corrected dates of the 2010 Airborne Law Enforcement Association Conference (ALEA) Annual Conference and Exposition in the Conferences/Training section.
January 6, 2010 Added a link to the Introduction to Human Tracking for Search and Rescue Volunteers manuals in the External Links section.
December 22, 2009 Added details of National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) Forms Booklet: Public Comments to Safety/Warnings/Notices.
December 22, 2009 Renamed Safety/Warnings to Safety/Warnings/Notices.
December 16, 2009 Added details of the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger™ Recall to Safety/Warnings.
December 12, 2009 Added details of the 2010 Airborne Law Enforcement Association Conference (ALEA) Annual Conference and Exposition to the Conferences/Training section.
December 12, 2009 Added initial details of the Cochise County AZ, Basic SAR Academy to the Conferences/Training section.
December 11, 2009 The software KwikNote, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.23.
December 2, 2009 Added initial details of the Maricopa County AZ, Basic SAR Academy to the Conferences/Training section.
December 2, 2009 Added "Debriefing – A Brief History of Debriefing and How Not to Come Up Short" to Presentations.
November 28, 2009 Added "Search and Rescue, and Mathematics" to Presentations.
November 21, 2009 Added a link to TrailNote™ in the External Links section.
November 15, 2009 The software KwikNote, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.21.
November 15, 2009 The software SAR T-Cards, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.21.
November 15, 2009 Added initial details of the Indiana Kentucky 2010 Search and Rescue Conferance to the Conferences/Training section.
November 12, 2009 Added details of the Fourth Annual Mountain Rescue Workshop for AZ SAR Teams to the Conferences/Training section.
November 10, 2009 Added details of the 2010 National Search and Rescue (NASAR) Conference to the Conferences/Training section.
November 2, 2009 Added a new section: Safety/Warnings.
October 28, 2009 Added details of the Search At Biltmore 2010 exercise to the Conferences/Training section.
October 24, 2009 Added details of the Annual Reserve Police Officers Conference (ARPOC) 2010 to the Conferences/Training section.
October 24, 2009 Added details of the Yuma Search and Rescue Conference to the Conferences/Training section.
October 20, 2009 Added details of the 3rd Annual Georgia SAR Conference to the Conferences/Training section.
October 15, 2009 Added details of the NASAR FUNSAR course, to be offered at the Mesa Community College Red Mountain campus, Mesa, AZ, in 2010, to the Conferences/Training section.
October 13, 2009 The software SAR T-Cards, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.20.
October 1, 2009 Added details of the Indiana-Kentucky SAR Conference 2009 to the Conferences/Training section.
September 29, 2009 The software SAR T-Cards, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.19.
September 28, 2009 Added "GEOTRANS" to Free Software.
September 27, 2009 Added details of the 2010 Washington State SAR Conference to the Conferences/Training section.
September 26, 2009 Added another file to "Wandering & Dementia. What Every SAR Participant Should Know!" in Presentations.
September 25, 2009 Added additional files to "Wandering & Dementia. What Every SAR Participant Should Know!" in Presentations.
September 25, 2009 Added a new section: SARAZ.ORG Workshops.
September 22, 2009 The software KwikNote, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.20.
September 22, 2009 Added "SAR Management Software Intro" to Presentations.
September 22, 2009 Added "Wandering & Dementia. What Every SAR Participant Should Know!" to Presentations.
September 22, 2009 Added Verde Search and Rescue to Volunteer Groups.
September 21, 2009 Added "SysRestorePoint" to Free Software.
September 21, 2009 Added a new section: Awards.
September 21, 2009 Preliminary announcement of the AZ SAR Conference 2011 in the Conferences/Training section.
September 14, 2009 Updated details for the AZ SAR Conference 2009 in the Conferences/Training section.
September 12, 2009 Updated schedule for the AZ SAR Conference 2009 in the Conferences/Training section.
September 12, 2009 Updated Strange But True.
September 5, 2009 Added dates and schedule link to SAR City 2009 in the Conferences/Training section.
September 4, 2009 Added initial details of the 2009 Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma Search and Rescue Conference to the Conferences/Training section and to the Calendar.
September 4, 2009 The software SAR T-Cards, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.18.
September 4, 2009 The software KwikNote, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.18.
September 3, 2009 The software Win CASIE III, described in Free Software, was updated to Version 0.67.
September 2, 2009 Added a new section: Strange But True.
September 2, 2009 Added initial details of the 3rd Annual Georgia SAR Conference to the Conferences/Training section.
August 23, 2009 Added a "What Is New?" menu item to the AZ SAR Coordinators' section.
August 22, 2009 Added La Paz County Sheriff Search and Rescue to Volunteer Groups.
August 19, 2009 Added to the Calendar and to the Conferences/Training section, details of a Ham Radio Class for all SAR people.
August 7, 2009 Added "Everything" to Free Software.
August 4, 2009 Added more groups to Volunteer Groups.
August 4, 2009 Added to the Calendar, further details of Joe Rommel's Memorial Service on August 9, 2009.
July 30, 2009 Added a new section: Volunteer Groups.
July 27, 2009 Added to the Calendar, the initial details of Joe Rommel's Memorial Service on August 9, 2009.