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Land Search and Rescue (SAR) Team

Resource Typing DefinitionType 1Type 2

About This Position

The Land SARTeam: 1.Conductssearch,rescueandrecoveryinlandandwildernessenvironmentsthroughuseofaircraftandgroundvehiclesforsupport,transportationand evacuationinnon-technicalterrain a.Land:Arealocatedwithin,orimmediatelynextto,urbanboundaries,nofurtherthan0.5miles(0.8kilometers)fromaroadreadilyaccessiblebyemergency personnelandwhichmayincludeparks,wildareas,private,stateandmunicipallands b.Wilderness:Areasbeyondatrailheadoreyesightdistanceofabackcountrytwo-wheeldrive(2WD)road(approximately200feet)ORanywherethelocal infrastructurehasbeencompromisedenoughtoexperiencewilderness-typeconditionssuchasremotenessfrompublicinfrastructuresupportservices;poorto nomedicalservicesorpotablewater;orcompromisedpublicsafetybuildingsorcommunicationssystems 2.Providesfirstaidandcardiopulmonaryresuscitation(CPR) 3.Operateswithinthe Incident Command System(ICS) 4.Operatesinenvironmentswithandwithoutinfrastructure,includingthoseaffectedbydisastersandterrorism;withcompromisedaccesstoroadways,utilities andtra

FEMA RTLT Standard

Land Search and Rescue (SAR) Team

ID: 8-508-1173

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