SAR INTERNET RESOURCE GUIDE

Revised 12-29-01

The following directory is intended to be a comprehensive listing of “tools” and resources that can be used by SAR personnel during an emergency operation or pre-planning efforts. This is not intended to be an internet listing of all SAR-related resources, agencies and teams but rather an index of sites that actually provide data or information to be used during an emergency response. If you find a broken link to a URL or know of an additional listing that should be added to this directory, please e-mail: .

The Following Headings Can Be Reached Through Hyperlinks:

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Avalanche

Aviation

Cave

Clocks

ConversionTools & Reference

Credit Reporting/Business Information

Critical Incident Stress Mgmt (CISM)

Diving

Disasters, Natural

Emergency Management

Footwear Impression

Forms Online

Geographic Names

GovernmentAgency Resources

Government Information, Federal

Government Information, State & Local

Hazardous Materials

Language Translation

LawEnforcement Resources

Marine

Maps

Medical Information

Mine

Navigation, Land

People Locators

People Locators, Children

Photograph, Composite

Planning Tools, Search

References, General

Regulations

Rescue References

SAR Related Links

SAR Software

Search Engines, Internet

Search Engines, Image Based- Internet

Standards,Search & Rescue

Sunrise/Sunset

SAR Teams; Contacts/Tools

SAR Technology References

Telephone Directory Searches

Telephone Directory, Government

Water/River Flow Data

Weather Forecasts/Information

Weather, Fire

Weather, Hurricane

WinterRescue

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Avalanche-

Colorado (conditions & hotlines)

Montana

- Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center (GNFAC)

-West Central Montana Avalanche Center

United States (conditions, data recording sheets)

Utah

-Utah Avalanche Information Center (USDA- Forest Service)

Aviation-

Jane’s Online- Jane’s Information Group

  • Fee subscription site. Includesonline access to All The World’s Aircraft, Military Aircraft Image Library, Terrorism Watch Reports, US Chemical-Biological Handbook, Merchant Ships, Major Warships.

Landings

  • Virtually every aviation related link- Most comprehensive aviation site.

Search databases; aircraft registration (“N” tail number search), certificated pilots, airport information, FAA regulations, NTSB accident reports, related online calculators, organizations, companies, weather, FBO’s (Fixed Base Operators), supplies, manufacturers and airlines

Cave-

National Cave Rescue Commission

WinKarst- Cave Mapping software

  • Creates 3D visualization and modeling of cave passages. The model can be spun on the computer screen in real time. Links to several other cave mapping programs.

Clocks-

Internet Clocks, Counter and Countdowns

Official U.S. Time, National Institute of Standards and Technology

  • Atomic Clock. NIST- Boulder, CO

Timeticker

  • Exact local time by worldwide time zones

Timeanddate.com- The World Clock

  • Current local times around the world

U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, DC -Time Service Department; USNO Master Clock Time

Conversion Tools & Reference-

Conversions- Webcrawler Reference

  • Comprehensive list of links to virtually all conversion sites.

Convert-me.com: Interactive Units Converter

  • Instant on-line conversion calculators for weight, capacity & volume, length, area, speed, pressure, temperature, circular measure and time.

USA Today- Revised Wind Chill Table

Credit Reporting/Business Information-

Dun & Bradstreet

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis & Retrieval)

  • Database of forms filed by publicly held corporations.

Equifax- Credit Reporting Agency

Experian- Credit Reporting Agency

TransUnion- Credit Reporting Agency

Trans Union LLC is a leading provider of Information and Services serving both consumers and the business world by providing accurate credit and fraud-prevention data, and information-based solutions.

Critical Incident Stress Mgmt (CISM)-

International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.

  • 24 Emergency Hotline. Assistance in locating local CISM support. Provision of immediate stress consultation to emergency service organizations. Tips for dealing with CIS.
  • International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.
    10176 Baltimore National Pike, Unit 201 Ellicott City, MD 21042

Phone:(410) 750-9600 (410) 313-2473 [Emergency]

Diving-

Divers Alert Network

  • Telephone contact information regarding Diving Emergency Hotline and fornon-emergency medical questions DAN Medical Information Hotline.
  • DIVING EMERGENCIES: 919-684-8111 or -919-684-4DAN (collect)
    DAN America Info Line: 800-446-2671 or 919-684-2948, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm (EST) Non-Emergency Medical Questions: 919-684-2948
  • Divers Alert Network, Peter B. Bennett Ctr, 6 West Colony Place, Durham, NC 27705

Disasters, Natural-

Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Disaster information database and links to additional disaster resources/sites.

Natural Hazards Data Resources Directory

  • The Directory includes two types of information: 1) data resources organized by natural hazard topic; and 2) lists of hazard-related organizations.

USGS- Center For Integration of Natural Disaster Information

USGS- National Earthquake Information Center- USGS

Emergency Management-

National Emergency Management Association

  • Directory of all state emergency management contacts

Footwear Impression-

Bootprint image gallery

  • Very limited collection of hiking/mountaineering boot impressions.

National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC)-Recording, Enhancement and Recovery of Footwear Marks.

  • Information on footwear impression documentation and collection including water-filled, snow impressions, blood stained, granular, etc.

Forms Online-

Electronic Forms Repository

  • This web page serves as a repository of forms that you can download and also provides links to other sites on the web with electronic forms.

ICS Forms for SAR- Bay Area Search & Rescue Council

  • Downloadable ICS Forms in .pdf format.

ICS Forms- National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)

  • Downloadable ICS forms

ICS Forms- Office of Response and Restoration, NOAA

  • Downloadable database or .pdf electronic ICS Forms.

ICS Forms- SAR Outfitter, Simi Valley, CA

  • Downloadable ICS forms including SAR incident forms.

ICS Forms- TexasRopeRescue.com

  • Modified versions of the forms include Vessel Questionnaire Cumulative POD formula & table.

ICS Forms- US Coast Guard

  • Downloadable ICS forms (including marine incident versions) in MS Word format.

ICS Forms- U.S. Forest Service

  • Downloadable ICS forms.

Geographic Names-

Geographic Names Information Service- USGS

  • USGS database of place names throughout the U.S.

Government Agency Resources-

COSPAS-SARSAT- International Satellite System For Search & Rescue

  • 406 MHz alerting beacon information
  • Comparison of 121.5 MHz & 406 MHz beacons, ground receiving station (LUT) information and satellite configuration.
  • Maritime Mobile Access & Retrieval System (MARS) Database specified by International Telecommunication Union includes; International Call Signs, Maritime Identification Digits and Coast Station Identification Numbers used in maritime radio communication.

Department Of Interior (DOI) E-Mail Directory

NASA SAR Mission Page

  • Information on beaconless search, laser scanning

National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)- USPHS Office Of Emergency Preparedness

  • The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS), provides assistance to state and local authorities in dealing with the medical and health effects of major peacetime disasters. Provides links to nationwide teams.

National Search & Rescue Committee (NSARC) [formerly ICSAR]

  • NSARC, Suite 3106, 2100 2nd St., Washington, DC 20593-0001 (202) 267-1580
  • Download copies of US SAR Committee Agreement, US National SAR Plan, current National SAR Manual and National Search & Rescue Supplement.

Office Of Aircraft Services

  • Aircraft & Vendor Pilot Source List, Safecom, Departmental Manual- Aviation Management Policy, Information bulletins

SARSAT (Search & Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking)- NOAA

  • Information on SARSAT system and emergency beacons.

Small Business Administration (SBA)- Business Resource Hot Links

  • Links to media, internet search engines, federal government www servers, legal-regulatory, phone-directories and more.

U.S. Coast Guard- Vessel & Aircraft Datasheets

  • Fact sheets featuring size, cruising speeds, range, capabilities and deployment locations of U.S. Coast Guard SAR vessels and aircraft.

Government Information, Federal-

Embassy/Consulate Directory

  • Worldwide embassy information.

Federal Consumer Information Center- National Contact Center

  • Federal telephone directories, Yellow Pages, Foreign & International, State & Local.

Federal Gateway

  • Federal agency information

Federal Web Locator- Center For Information Law & Policy

  • One stop shopping point for federal government information on the World Wide Web

FirstGov

  • Puts the government at your fingertips through an official U.S. Government portal that accesses millions of local-and-federal Web pages.

Government Printing Office (GPO) Access- Federal Government Information

  • Official federal government information “at your fingertips.”

Great American Website

  • Citizen's Guide to U.S. Government resources on the internet. Guides to individual agencies as well as Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches.

Infomine, Government Information- Libraries Of The University Of California

USGovSearch- Northern Light

  • Free edition includes comprehensive collection of millions of web pages from government and military sites for authoritative information by and about the US government.

Recreation.gov- Recreation On Federal Lands

  • Quick access to information and links on all federal recreation lands administered by NPS, US Army Corps of Engineers, BLM, TVA, USFS, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation and Federal Highway Administration.

Government Resources- Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center

Government Information, State & Local-

Library Of Congress Internet Resource Page- State and Local Government Information

  • Meta-indexes, links to individual state information, state statutes

State Web Locator- Center For Information Law and Policy

Hazardous Materials-

CHEMTREC (Chemical Transportation Emergency Center)

  • Online Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG).
  • Downloadable Chemtrec users guide.
  • HAZMAT related links.

National MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) Repositiory

  • MSDSsearch linked to manufacturer databases.
  • Excellent MSDS dictionary tool.

Language Translation-

Altavista- Babel Fish

  • Translations between English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
  • Look up a foreign word. 200 different language dictionaries.

Dictionary.com

  • Translations between English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Systan Software Homepage

  • Makers of the translation software.

Travlang- Your Travel & Language Supersite

  • Free translating dictionaries; Afrikaans, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, French, Friesian, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.
  • Currency exchange

YourDictionary.com

Law Enforcement Resources-

CopNet- Directory of Police Internet Sites and Resources

  • Law enforcement agencies, law enforcement resources and internet search resources.

i2 Group- Investigative Analysis Software

  • Fee service. The Analyst's Notebook is the world's leading visual investigative analysis software, used in 1200 organizations world-wide. It assists investigators by uncovering, interpreting, and displaying complex information in easily-understood chart form.

JUSTNET- Justice Technology Information Network- National Institute Of Justice

  • Provides criminal justice professionals with information on technology, guidelines and standards for these technologies, objective testing data, and science and engineering advice and support. Product database, forensics support and links to internet resources.

Officer.com- Select Investigative Resource Sites

Phone directories, reverse directory, general investigation links, law research links, search engines and directories.

Marine-

National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)- NOAA

  • Weather and water information for NOAA moored data buoys and C-MAN locations. Some buoys report wave directions. All C-MAN stations report the winds, air temperature, and pressure; some also report wave information, water temperature, visibility, and dew point.

Tide and Current Predictor

Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS)- NOAA

  • Historical and real-time observations and predictions of tides, water levels, coastal currents and other meteorological and oceanographic data.

Maps-

Atlapedia Online

  • Contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

Color Landform Atlas of The United States

  • Shaded relief, county and other statewide maps.

Digital Map Data

Digital Raster Graphics Exchange- USGS Topographic Maps

  • Available on CD-ROM for trade or purchase

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)- GIS/Mapping Products

  • Disaster mapping, flood hazard mapping and on-line interactive hazard maps.

GPS Waypoint Database & Registry

  • Worldwide database of GPS coordinates, distance and bearing calculator and GPS satellite information. Links to mapping related sites.

Lasoo

  • Search for any business and obtain location geographically mapped.

MAPQUEST

  • US and Europe street maps, driving directions, PDA interactive maps, city guides, aerial photos (GlobeXplorer), topographic maps (TopoZone.com) yellow pages, road atlas and world atlas.

National Park Maps

National Park Maps- University of Texas at Austin

  • Downloadable .jpeg and .pdf files of maps of National Parks and Monuments.

Terraserver- Satellite Land Images

TopoZone

  • Donwloadable topographic maps with a database that contains every USGS 1:100,000, 1:63,360, 1:25,000, and 1:24,000 scale topographic map for the entire United States.

Travel Maps

WinKarst- Cave Mapping software

  • Creates 3D visualization and modeling of cave passages. The model can be spun on the computer screen in real time. Links to several other cave mapping programs.

USGS- Finding and Ordering USGS Topographic Maps

  • Directory of map dealers, GLIS (Global Land Information System) Map Finder and online ordering.

USGS National Mapping Information

  • Mapping products and services, online systems, downloadable mapping data and mapping library,

USGS Photofinder- National Aerial Photography Program

  • National Aerial Photography Program products are used to revise maps . These photos are taken on roughly a 5-year cycle and produced to rigorous specifications, covering the entire lower 48 states. The photos are shot from airplanes flying at 20,000 feet. Each 9-by 9-inch photo (without enlargement) covers an area a bit more than 5 miles on a side. Cost starts at $10 for black & white prints.

National Atlas Of The United States- Department of Interior

  • Digital version of map-like views of America's natural and sociocultural landscapes.

Medical Information-

Med411

  • Medical portal and search engine that searches through sites for hospitals, medical equipment manufacturers and more.

Merck Manual Home Edition

  • Source for complete and comprehensive medical information including interactive online version. Medical reference of various diseases and medical conditions.

On-Line Dictionary of Street Drug Slang- Indiana Prevention Resource Center

Search by drug street name. Links to additional drug slang sites.

RxList- The Internet Drug Index

  • Search any drug by name for indications, potential interactions and side effects.

Mine-

Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Department Of Labor- Mine Rescue

  • Directory of mine rescue teams- categorized by coal mines or metal/non-metal mines.

Navigation, Land-

BASARC

  • Map tools; UTM grid readers, instructions for using UTM grid and area estimators.

GPS Resource Library

  • Numerous GPS related links; internet mapping programs, information on converting Lat/Long to UTM, satellite maps of the world, government GPS sites, manufacturers, image editing tools and GIS mapping programs.

Keith Conover’s Search & Rescue/Outdoor Page

  • Map & compass, ASRC Grid, etc.

NOAA Magnetic Declination Calculator-

  • Calculates current magnetic declination and other geomagnetic properties. Links to information on geomagnetism.

US Forest Service GPS Page

  • Lists of GPS Community Base Stations and GPS related links.

USGS Land Navigation Information

  • Fact sheet; finding your way with map and compass.

People Locators-

1-800-U.S. SEARCH

  • Fee service. Accesses U.S. public record databases to locate people.
  • Instant people searches, first name searches, search deceased records, court record searches, civil judgement searches and national bankruptcy searches.

A1 Trace USA

  • Fee service. Conduct “investigative profiles of individuals.

Bigfoot; Tools for the internet

  • People search, e-mail address search and Yellow pages.

Choicepoint

  • Fee site. Provide information background checks and database searches for all types of records.

National Credit Information Network- WDIA, Inc.

  • Fee service. People locator, criminal arrest history, date of birth, death records, FAA records, national change of address, real estate property search, social security number trace, surname search and worker compensation claims.
Google
  • Search for a person by typing in their name, city and state.

Internet Address Finder

  • Internet Address Finder (IAF), listed as the “Internet’s fastest and most convenient white pages service.”
  • Search by name and address for internet address or search by e-mail for conventional name and address.

Infospace

  • People locator through public records (fee service), Yellow pages, White pages, comprehensive government website directory (local, state and federal) and embassy information.

KnowX.com

  • Fee service. Provides access to billions of public records.

LexisNexis

  • Fee site. One of the largest providers of credible, in-depth information products.

People Search.net

  • Provides FREE search tools and services on the internet, with multi-Window and multi-engine search technology.

Ahha! People Finders- People Search USA

  • Fee service. Public records search to locate individuals and conduct investigations. Links and tips to on-line investigative resources and information databases.

Who Where? People Finder- Lycos

  • E-mail locator, phone number search or simply search for a person on the web.

Yahoo! People Search

  • Telephone or e-mail search features

People Locators, Children-

KlaasKids- Polly Klaas Foundation

  • “What To Do If Your Child Disappears” Checklist For Parents
  • Associated links relating to Megan’s Law.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children