1. Introduction to Man Tracking
Developed as part of the National Emergency Services Curriculum Project

2. General
Man-tracking allows a searcher to use visible search clues combined with a keen mind to locate a searcher
Takes a long time to master, and continual practice to maintain abilities
Not something to jump into overnight
Listen to the trained man tracker, and stay out of his or her way, and don’t damage evidence

3. Using Tracking Stick Shoe Size Stride Length Marking clues
Walking into area
Drawings/Pictures
Step-by-Step Method

4. Track &Stride Length Measurements

5. Common Shoe Sole Patterns

6. Evidence Handling Tag it Bag it
Mark who found the object, where it was found and the date and time found. Wear gloves so that the tag does not contaminate the evidence.
Bag it
Use a clean bag, such as a Zip-Loc. These can be especially helpful in that they often have areas to write on the bags so that a tag may nor be necessary in the field.

7. Evidence Handling Continued
Flag it
At a crash site or any other “crime scene” you will normally note parts with flags provided by investigating officers so that it is in the same place as it was found rather than potentially disturbing the scene unnecessarily.
If following a trail, try not to damage the trail.

8. Be Aware of Your Area
Look around and be careful where you step! You don’t want to ruin a track.
A bystander stepping on a track and destroying it is unfortunate. A searcher stepping on a track and ruining it is inexcusable
Use teams for safety. You can be so occupied searching for clues it is easy to loose a sense of your surroundings.

9. Man Tracking Tasks Ground Team Member Ground Team Leader
O-0411: Conduct Individual Actions on Locating a Clue
Ground Team Leader
O-0421: Direct Team Actions On Locating a Clue
ACUT-0008: Report a Clue or Find

10. QUESTIONS?
THINK SAFETY!