Managing The Lost Person Incident (MLPI) Course

The Managing the Lost Person Incident (MLPI) course is designed to teach the essential knowledge and skills necessary to perform as the initial response Incident Commander on a lost person incident with the primary focus on the Search element of SAR. The course prepares the student for the management responsibilities and leadership skills required during SAR missions. The course explains the tasks and procedures needed to effectively manage SAR operations from the initial response through the expansion phases of the search to the final demobilization of all resources. This is the first true management course of the NASAR series of SAR courses. The ISAR, FUNSAR, and ADSAR courses focus on the individual and crew responsibilities as well as techniques and tactics at the crew level, whereas, the MLPI course explains and describes in detail the overall objectives, strategies, and tactics needed for a successful outcome of SAR missions. With further incident management training and field experience; the person with this training can perform as the Incident Commander on prolonged and more complex searches.

This is not an introductory course. Students should be highly knowledge able in search and rescue operations. It is highly recommended that students have taken Fundamentals of Search and Rescue and/or Advanced Search and Rescue courses (or equivalent). Students must have taken ICS 100 and 200. It is highly suggested to have ICS 300 prior to this class. If you have not taken ICS 100 and 200 in the last several years, it would be good to re-take them as the curriculum was updated in 2019.

Students should also be familiar with SARTopo and have a free responder account. A pre-course on SARTopo will be available. www.sartopo.com

Details on the curriculum from NASAR: https://nasar.org/education/courses/mlpi/

There is a $150 fee payable the first day of class.

Participants must have a Managing the Inland Search Function textbook. Books are available at the NASAR Bookstore.

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Meals and lodging are the responsibility of the student

If you have questions please email

Domingo Kaller

[email protected]

Host or Publisher Lake County Emergency Management