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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Lost hikers or injured party need aircraft, ground teams, or passersby to locate them.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Helicopter audible but not seeing you.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Overdue — no one knows exact position.
Scene hazards: Search passes unseen, Night without signal
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move to open ground with contrast.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Start whistle pattern immediately.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Lay SOS or HELP with rocks/logs 3m tall.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Smoky fire by day — bright flame at night if safe.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 112 when signal returns on ridge.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — PLB or InReach one-button SOS if equipped.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Rescue teams bring medical care — signal early before collapse.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Continue first aid while waiting visible in open.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT hide under canopy during active search.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT scatter group — stay together unless sending runner with note.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep walking until you find a road — search will find tracks
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stay put unless you know direction and distance to certain help. Tracks erase in rain.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Missing search corridor entirely.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Search grids start from last known location.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Moving targets expand search area exponentially.