Search and Rescue
Land Search and Rescue (SAR) Technician
About This Position
Sameas Type2,PLUS: The National Incident Management System(NIMS) Not Specified Performssearch,rescue,andrecoveryin: Type2Land SARTechnician: 1.Wildernessenvironments:Areasbeyondatrailhead 1.Reportstothe Land SARTeam Leader oreyesightdistanceofabackcountrytwo-wheeldrive 2.Performssearch,rescue,andrecoveryin: (2WD)road(approximately200feet)ORanywhere a.Landenvironments:Areaslocatedwithin,or compromisedlocalinfrastructureexperiences immediatelynextto,urbanboundaries,nofurtherthan wilderness-typeconditions,suchasremotenessfrom 0.5miles(0.8kilometers)fromaroadreadily publicinfrastructuresupportservices;poortono accessiblebyemergencypersonnel,andwhichmay medicalservicesorpotablewater;orcompromised includeparks,wildareas,private,state,andmunicipal publicsafetybuildingsorcommunicationssystems lands 2.Weatherconditionsincludingsnowflurriesand b.Weatherconditionsnotincludingsnoworslipperyice slipperyicesurfaces conditions 3.YDSclasses1-3terrain c.Yosemite Decimal System(YDS)classes1-2terrain 3.O
Training Requirements
Sameas Type2,PLUS: Completionofthefollowing: YDSofclassifyingwalking,hiking,andclimbingterrain: 1.Completionofan Authority Having Jurisdiction 1.IS-100:Introductionto Incident Command System, 1.Class1:Walkingwithalowchanceofinjury. (AHJ)-validatedtrainingprogramthatmeetsorexceeds ICS-100 2.Class2:Simplescrambling,withthepossibilityof therecommendationsfrom National Fire Protection 2.IS-200:Basic Incident Command Systemfor Initial occasionalhanduseandlittlepotentialdanger. Association(NFPA)or ASTMInternational(ASTM) Response,ICS-200 3.Class3:Scramblingonanincreasedanglewith specifictothefollowing Land SARTechnicianposition- 3.IS-700:National Incident Management System,An increasedexposureandnecessaryhandholds.Falls specifickeyskillsandaptitudes: Introduction couldeasilybefatal 2.Hazardawareness,survival,navigationandsearch, 4.IS-800:National Response Framework,An 4.Class4:Simpleclimbing,withexposureandrope rescueandrecoveryoperationsin: Introduction use.Fallsmaywellbefatal. a.YDSclasses1-3terrain 5.Basic Aviation Safety:Interagency Aviation Training 5.Class5:Technicalrockclimbingusingarope, b.Weatherconditionsincludingsnowflurriesand (IAT)A-100orequivalent specializedequipmentandtrainingtoprotectagainsta minimallyslipperyicesurfaces 6.Traininginaccordancewith Occupational Safetyand fall.Un-ropedfallscanresultinsevereinjuryordeath. c.Wilderness–lowmountaininterfacetraining Health Administration(OSHA)29Codeof Federal 6.Class6:Rock/Icesoshearandsmooththatitis Regulations(CFR)Part
Experience
Sameas Type2 Knowledge,Skills,and Abilities: Not Specified 1.Knowledgeofland SARandassociatedhazards 2.Knowledgeofthecapabilitiesofcaninesearch 3.Understandingof SARproceduresintheland environmentduringdayandnightoperations 4.Abilitytoidentifyanduseappropriate PPE 5.Abilitytocarryoutland SAR Experience: Completionofa Land SARTechnician Position Task Book(PTB)orequivalent Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)documentation
FEMA RTLT Standard
Land Search and Rescue (SAR) Technician
ID: 8-509-1193
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