ROPE RESCUE: Tender rigging for a horizontal litter

MAN-TRACKING: 11 guidelines for aging sign

ROPE RESCUE: How to rig a high-angle offset

WILDERNESS FIRST AID: Splinting the wrist

K-9 HANDLERS: 10 household medications that may be suitable for a dog when you don't have immediate access to a veterinarian, according to "The Dogington Post"

LAND NAV: Understanding GPS accuracy

SAR GEAR: The Benchmade 7 Hook safety cutter

SWIFTWATER RESCUE: Rigging the raft lower

SAR OPERATIONS: The hasty search

ROPE RESCUE: How to rig a ladder A-frame

ROPE RESCUE: How to configure a 6:1 confined-space haul rig from a tripod anchor or construction-crane headache ball

MAN-TRACKING: A sample tracking card

SWIFTWATER RESCUE: Rigging the tension diagonal

LAND NAVIGATION: How to navigate in bad weather

ROPE RESCUE: Rappelling—Basic considerations appropriate for rescue operations

SWIFTWATER RESCUE: Shallow water crossing—wade

LAND NAVIGATION: A sample five-north operational compass rose

A sample, five-north compass rose for a location in Ontario, Canada illustrating the interrelationship of

• True North
• Magnetic North
• Meridian Magnetic North
• UTM Grid North
• UTM Grid Magnetic North

HELI OPERATIONS: Static electricity discharge hazards

ROPE RESCUE: How to rig and operate a 'guiding line system'—one that combines a lowering system with a tensioned line to lower a litter—to keep a litter away from boulders at the base of a cliff, a lower-level roof top, or other protruding obstruction

Source: This article was adapted from The CMC Rope Rescue Manual, Revised 4th edition, Edited by James A. Frank. Copyright © 2013 by CMC Rescue, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Excerpted With Expressed Written Permission. Order a copy, peruse rope rescue gear, or schedule training at 1.800.235.5741, www.CMCrescue.com. Follow CMC Rescue on Facebook.

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K-9 HANDLERS: How to prevent K-9 SAR heat stroke and death

Photo: North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA)

"Heat is an ever-present concern for K9s and SAR dogs working in warm weather, but there are several ways handlers can prevent heat stroke and even death..." Read EMS World article by Heather Caspi here.