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• How to start a search What do you do if someone you know is missing? Here is some advice.
   
• SAR Glossary SAR has its own alphabet soup of acronyms and arcane terms. This page explains some of them.
   
• Lost in the Woods What to do if you get lost. Clear and simple rules that you can teach a child. And they work for adults too!
   
• Guest book Tell us who you are and what you think of our site, our group, or SAR in general.

• About Foothills SAR When, who, why, how ... that sort of thing. Includes:
  • the history of FSAR;
  • the Board of Directors' and committee members' names;
  • the bylaws;
  • FSAR library's holdings;
  • list of searches and other callouts FSAR has participated in;
  • how to donate to FSAR.
   
• Calendar Dates of Foothills and other SAR events and activities this year. We are also experimenting with a new calendar, which links to some other SAR groups' calendars too. Check out our.calendars.net/sar-alberta/fsar and let us know what you think.
   
• Membership How to join Foothills SAR and what members' obligations and benefits are.
   
• Forms Some of the forms, checklists, and brochures used by Foothills SAR for for public relations as well as internal purposes.
   
• Some SAR skills A brief introduction to some skills that an effective ground searcher should know or be aware of. Some of these are part of the basic required skill set for FSAR members, others are optional.
   
• Photo Gallery Foothills SAR in action.

• Ready pack What gear should a ground SAR member have in his or her backpack? Here are some ideas and suggestions. Includes a section on working with a dog team.
   
• Radio primer The basics of what you need to know to communicate effectively on the radio. Also includes instructions for using FSAR's radios.
   
• SAR Links Other organizations and websites of interest.
   
• SAR Manuals Manuals from various ground, aeronautical, maritime, and communications organizations involved in SAR, from around the world.