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Designation:F142208(Reapproved 2014)Standard Guide forUsing the Incident Command System Framework inManaging Search and Rescue Operations1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1422;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This guide covers the use of the Incident CommandSystem(ICS),as developed in the National Incident Manage-ment System(NIMS)in 2004,as the management frameworkfor search and rescue(SAR)operations.1.2 Except as otherwise specified herein,the methods andrequirements of this standard also include NIMS,ICS,andNational Response Framework(NRF)requirements,whenrequired,for search and rescue personnel that deploy within theUnited States of America.1.3 The ICS may be used outside of the United States formanaging SAR operations,users of this standard need to beaware of other incident management requirements,guidelines,policies,procedures,and protocols within the area of ICS SARoperations.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety problems,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F1767 Guide for Forms Used for Search and Rescue(With-drawn 2014)3F1846 Practice for Symbols and Markings for Use WithLand Search MapsF1848 Classification for Search and Rescue Dog Crew/TeamsF1993 Classification System of Human Search and RescueResources(Withdrawn 2014)3F2099 Guide for Use of Universal Transverse Mercator(UTM)Grids When Preparing and Using a Field Map forLand Search2.2 U.S.Department of Homeland Security(DHS):4National Incident Management System(NIMS)National Response Framework(NRF)NIMS Basic-The Incident Command System,FEMA501-83.Significance and Use3.1 The ICS framework is designed to be used for allemergencies and is applicable to small day-to-day situations aswell as very large and complex incidents.3.2 TheICSframework,operatingrequirements,components,and procedures are designed for organizing andoperating an on-scene management structure only.3.3 Users of this guide are expected to be familiar with theICS.3.4 Neither this guide nor any of the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency(FEMA)approved ICS courses or docu-ments provide a specific plan for managing an SAR operation,but rather they outline a process for developing a managementand coordination framework.3.5 It is not intended for this standard to conflict in any waywith civil SAR responsibilities agreed to by the NationalSearch and Rescue Plan of the United States,the InternationalAeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual(IAMSAR),or other appropriate international instruments.4.Procedure4.1 SAR management personnel should develop the man-agement structure in a top down manner similar to that outlinedin NIMS Appendix A.51This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F32 on Search andRescue and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F32.02 on Management andOperations.Current edition approved March 1,2014.Published March 2014.Originallyapproved in 1992.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as F1422 08.DOI:10.1520/F1422-08R14.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from the U.S.Department of Homeland Security,Federal EmergencyManagement Agency,National Integration Center(NIC)Incident ManagementSystems Integration Division,500 C Street S.W.,Washington,D.C.2047.5NIMS Basic-The Incident Command System,FEMA 501-8 is a stand-alone,condensed version of Appendix A without the ICS forms.http:/www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/index.shtm*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 4.2 SAR management personnel should utilize the flexibil-ity allowed by the ICS to modify the framework and fill onlythose functional positions necessary to conduct the operation.4.3 SAR management personnel should document the SARoperation for planning,analytical,legal,and historical pur-poses.4.3.1 Forms such as those in Guide F1767,NIMSAppendixA,at the FEMA ICS,Resource Center and similar ICS formsfrom other sources or combinations thereof,may be used fordocumenting the operation.4.4 SAR management personnel should utilize GuidesF1767 and F2099,Practice F1846,Classifications F1848 andF1993,appropriate FEMA Resource Typing and Credentialingdocuments,and oth