Search and Rescue
Land Search and Rescue (SAR) Strike Team/Task Force Leader
About This Position
The National Incident Management System(NIMS) Land SARStrike Team/Task Not Specified Force Leader: 1.Operateswithinthe Incident Command System(ICS),inaspecializedpositionin conjunctionwith Land SARTeams 2.Providesgeneralleadership,directsupervision,wellness,andsafetyofthe Strike Team/Task Forcemembersandothersingleresourcesin: a.Wildernessenvironments:Areasbeyondatrailheadoreyesightdistanceofa backcountrytwo—wheeldrive(2WD)road(approximately200feet)ORanywhere compromisedlocalinfrastructureexperienceswilderness-typeconditions,suchas remotenessfrompublicinfrastructuresupportservices;poortonomedicalservices orpotablewater;orcompromisedpublicsafetybuildingsorcommunications systems b.Weatherconditionsincludingsnowflurriesandslipperyicesurfaces c.Yosemite Decimal System(YDS)classes1-3terrain 3.Oversees: a.Safetyofselfandteammembers b.Medicalcareofself,teammembers,andsurvivors c.Simpledecontaminationofselfandteammembers d.Basicgroundsupportcapabilityforhelicopteroperations 4.Implementsassigne
Training Requirements
Completionofthefollowing: Landsearchmanagementandplanningtrainingshouldbeconsistentwiththe 1.Alltrainingidentifiedforthe NIMSStrike Team/Task Force Leader National Associationfor Searchand Rescue(NASAR):Managingthe Lost Person 2.Alltrainingidentifiedforthe NIMSType1Land SARTeam Leader Incident(MLPI),NPSSearch Management,U.S.Coast Guard:Inland SARPlanning 3.Authority Having Jurisdiction(AHJ)-providedsearchmanagementandplanning Courseor AHJ-determinedequivalenttraining. course 4.Trainingthatmeetsorexceedstherequirementsof ASTMInternational(ASTM) 3024
Experience
Knowledge,Skills,and Abilities: Not Specified 1.Abilitytoprovideoversightandsupervisionwithinarespectiveareatoensurethe teamaccomplishesestablishedobjectivesforassignedarea 2.Abilitytooverseeinspectionandmaintenanceofpersonalprotectiveequipment (PPE),tools,devices,andequipmentspecifictothisposition 3.Knowledgeofoperations,tactics,strategy,andsafetyconsiderationsspecificto theexercise,plannedevent,orincident 4.Knowledgeofthe Emergency Management Assistance Compact(EMAC) deploymentprocess 5.Knowledgeofland SARandassociatedhazards 6.Knowledgeofthecapabilitiesofcaninesearchforlandandwilderness environments 7.Understandingof SARproceduresinthelandenvironmentduringdayandnight operations Experience: 1.Completionof Position Task Book(PTB)forthe NIMSType1Land SARStrike Team/Task Force Leader,NIMSType1Land SARTeam Leader,and NIMSType1 Land SARTechnicianpositions,orequivalent AHJdocumentationforeachposition 2.Demonstratingmultiplecasualtyandmultipleassetscenemanagementand dynamicassessmentofrisk 3.Identifyinghazards,includingpotentialoperatingenvironments 4.AHJ-determinedincidentmanagementexperience
FEMA RTLT Standard
Land Search and Rescue (SAR) Strike Team/Task Force Leader
ID: 8-509-1191
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