I’m often asked, what is the best way to signal for help? Your emergency preparedness plan must include various methods of attracting rescuers in different situations.
If you are lost or find yourself in need of rescue in the outdoors, and you don’t believe rescuers to be nearby, you first need to move to the largest available clear and flat area on the highest possible terrain that you can access. In daylight hours you can:
1. Use your available gear to create a signal on the ground; generally these could be unnatural geometric patterns such as straight lines, circles, triangles, etc. This could be done with reflective thermal blankets or a bright orange tube tent, using rocks to keep them in place. You could also use available tools or sticks to clear away weeds to create similar patterns on the ground that would be visible form the air. Such techniques may also help you avoid starting a wildfire.
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This information has been provided for our CERT group’s use courtesy of GetReadyGear
A Blog for the Peninsula CERT Community 