1. Unusual Occurrence Report aka The Dreaded “Blue Card”
San Bernardino County Sheriff Emergency Operations Division / Volunteer Forces Unit Corporal Dan Whitten
Unusual Occurrence Report
aka
The Dreaded “Blue Card”

2. Unusual Occurrence Report aka “Blue Card”

3. What is the form used for?
Document S&R
Document Trainings
Document Meetings
Document Special Events
Anything your unit needs to document

4. Who can complete the Blue Card?
Coordinator
Commander
Vice Commander / Training Officer
Other Board Member
Team Leader
Any Member

5. Who are you responsible for?
Your members (including sworn personnel from your assigned station). Each unit responding to assist another unit completes a Blue Card
If you are the lead unit (the incident is in your beat), you should also include Aviation on your blue card. (Aviation: )

6. Where are they? www.sbsar.org Click on “DOCUMENTS” under MENU
Click on “Forms”
You may view and download the Blue Card and all 3 Continuation Forms

7. 219/WVSAR
S & R
Mt. Baldy (summit)
021109/1705 – /0900
Cpl. Dan Whitten (W2713)
Cpl. Dan Whitten (W2713)

8. Average Joe V
Victimly M W 20
1234 Main Street
San Bernardino
92415
(909)

9. X Dan Whitten P Cpl W2713 54D2 2.0 4.50 Gordon Yee V R II WVSAR 5.0
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Charles Feibush V CV
219
6.5
2SR1
AStar Pilot P
Dep
A1234
40K3
2.0
AStar Flight Officer P
Dep
B1234
40K3
2.0
UH1 Pilot P
Sgt
C1234
RSQ07
1.5
UH1 Flight Officer P
Dep
D1234
RSQ07
1.5
UH1 Medic V
R II
???
RSQ07
1.5

10. X Ford F150 (4x4) 005153-54 C 60 Ford Crown Vic Patrol Unit 012345-0240
POV’s (4x4) qty=1 P
150
POV’s qty=1 P
100
Eurocopter AStar 350 B3
40K5 C
90 min
Bell UH1
Air Rsq 06 C
60 min

12. 1 1 1 1

13. 5
13.5 5
13.5 2
6.5 2
6.5 1
6.5 1
6.5 2
2.5 2
2.5 2
140 2
140 2
210 2
210

14. x

15. x

16. 20 X

17. Detailed synopsis of what occurred… Who, What, Where, When, How & Why
For training, please describe what topics were covered and who the instructor(s) were.

18. x x x

19. Routing Blue Cards Keep 1 copy in Unit Files
Forward 1 copy to Volunteer Forces
Inter-Office mail to Cpl. Dan Whitten to
if you are saving/ ing electronic Blue Cards please “save as” a discrete file name: _RIMSAR_C+C Mtg, _WVSAR_training, _SBMTN_DR …
it will make life easier if we need to find the electronic copy later.

20. Idea Web based data entry
You enter the same info on a page at sbsar.org. Once you have entered all of the information it save a copy for you, prints a copy and forwards the data to Volunteer Forces.

21. Any Questions / Suggestions?

22. Search & Rescue Coordinator
Thank You
Corporal Dan Whitten
Search & Rescue Coordinator
Desk: (909)
Cell: (909)