Free download β€” for SAR incident commanders

Stop Improvising Your Incident Briefings. Use This Instead.

The SMEAC Briefing Template gives you a clean, field-ready structure for briefing your team before every SAR operation β€” so nothing critical gets missed when conditions are deteriorating and time is short.

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formatted for field use, built for rescue leaders.

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Used by rescue operators, SAR team leaders, and tactical commanders. No fluff. No theory. Field-proven structure.

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What's inside the template

  • A fill-in SMEAC briefing structure adapted specifically for SAR incident command
  • Sections for Situation, Mission, Execution, Administration and Command β€” with SAR-specific prompts in each
  • A quick reference guide explaining what to include in each element, written for rescue leaders β€” not classrooms
  • Print-ready format β€” A4, designed for a field binder or laminated card

Built from 24 years of operational rescue experience

I'm Roland Curll, founder of Alias Rescue. I've spent 24 years in professional rescue β€” mountain, alpine, remote area, and technical rope rescue across some of the world's most demanding environments, including the Canadian Rockies, Alaska, Antarctica, and the Alps.

I've briefed teams on cliff faces, in remote canyons, and in alpine terrain where conditions were changing and the margin for error was zero.

Bad briefings cost lives. This template exists because most rescue teams don't have a reliable briefing structure β€” and that gap shows up exactly when pressure is highest.

This isn't theory. It's what works in the field.