COMMUNITY PLANNING 4 THE MISSING PERSON
PRE-INCIDENT PREPARATIONS
In an ideal world preparations and planning should be done before a person every goes missing in your community. The goal is to be prepared and hope you never need it.
FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE RESOURCE GUIDE AND FULL STEPS IN GETTING A COMMUNITY SEARCH UP AND RUNNING.
Find and identify businesses willing to provide supplies and services (banner making, flyer printing, food, office space). Try starting at the chamber of commerce. Make a list of these businesses.
Find out what specially trained teams may be locally available.
Missingpersoninyourtown(town and county,etc)@gmail.com
Example-missingpersoninsavannah@gmail.com
In an ideal world preparations and planning should be done before a person every goes missing in your community. The goal is to be prepared and hope you never need it.
FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE RESOURCE GUIDE AND FULL STEPS IN GETTING A COMMUNITY SEARCH UP AND RUNNING.
- A checklist
- Identify possible facilities for a community center
- Speak to the owners/city/etc. BEFORE hand
- Prepare a 0-24 hour “kit”
- Office supplies
- Laminator
- Sticker paper
- Flyer materials (tape, tacks, string, staple gun)
- Volunteer list-those already interested in helping beforehand
- Maps of area (see search coordinator specifics on where to obtain)
- Resource guide printed
- Office supplies
- Create a phone tree for the core group
- Coordinator
- Family Liaison
- Community Awareness Liaison
- Media liaison
- Search Coordinator
- Create a phone/email/website list of important community numbers
- Local and regional law enforcement agencies
- Local and regional media contacts (radio, television and web)
- Local and regional merchants willing to post flyers via email
Find and identify businesses willing to provide supplies and services (banner making, flyer printing, food, office space). Try starting at the chamber of commerce. Make a list of these businesses.
Find out what specially trained teams may be locally available.
- K9 SAR teams
- Helicopters
- Planes
- Mounted patrol (horses)
- ATV’s in some cases where you don’t need to listen for a voice
Missingpersoninyourtown(town and county,etc)@gmail.com
Example-missingpersoninsavannah@gmail.com