Search and Rescue
Mountain Search and Rescue (SAR) Team
About This Position
The Mountain SARTeam: 1.Conductssearch,rescueandrecoveryinlowmountain,mountainandalpine SARenvironmentsthroughuseofaircraftandgroundvehiclesforsupport, transportationandevacuation,includingtechnicalandnon-technicalterrain a.Low Mountain:Tractoflandcharacterizedbysteepslopesandmoderatevariationsinelevation,thatrequirestheabilitytonegotiateroutesratedas Yosemite Decimal System(YDS)classes1-4andoccasionallyclass5,wheresteeptoverticalrock,steepforestedorbrush-coveredterrain,talusslopes, boulderfieldsandpossiblyoccasionalsnowandiceobstacleslimitstravel,whichincludescityandcounty(urbanorsuburban)parks b.Mountain:Tractoflandcharacterizedbysteepslopesandgreatvariationsinelevation,thatrequirestheabilitytonegotiateroutesrated YDSclass2–4,and occasionallyclass5,andwheresteeptoverticalrock,steepforestedorbrush-coveredterrain,talusslopes,boulderfieldsandoccasionalsnowandice obstacleslimittravel c.Alpine:Mountainousterrain,typicallyabovetreeline,thatrequirestheabilitytonegotiateroutesrated YDSclass2
FEMA RTLT Standard
Mountain Search and Rescue (SAR) Team
ID: 8-508-1171
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