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Designation:F275109Standard Guide forTraining of Support Level Land Rescue Team Member(LRT-Support)Member1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2751;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.Scope1.1 This guide establishes the minimum training standardfor LRT-Support Members as it relates to their general,field,and rescue-specific knowledge and skills.This document mayappropriately be used to develop or evaluate a training docu-ment or program.1.2 An LRT-Support Member rescues on the surface of theland only,including wilderness,mountainous,desert,or remoteenvironments.This guide alone does not provide the minimumtraining requirements for rescuing in the high angleenvironment,partially or fully collapsed structures,in or onwater,in confined spaces,or underground(such as caves,mines,and tunnels).1.2.1 An LRT-Support Member is required to have knowl-edge and skill sets pertaining to the evacuation/carryoutcomponent of rescue.1.2.2 LRT-Support Members must work under qualifiedsupervision.1.2.3 LRT-Support Members are eligible to be members ofType II search teams or crews as defined in ClassificationF1993.1.3 Type II teams which may utilize personnel trained tothis guide are Kind A(wilderness),Kind C(mountainous),orother remote areas including urban or disaster areas that maybe isolated or have lost their infrastructure.1.3.1 Further training may be required before an LRT-Support Member can actually participate on a particular kind ofrescue team,based on specific local need,regulations,orpolicies.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,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 applicabil-ity of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F1490 Terminology Relating to Search and Rescue(With-drawn 2011)3F1591 Practice for Visual Signals Between Persons on theGround and in Aircraft During Ground EmergenciesF1633 Guide for Techniques in Land SearchF1768 Guide for Using Whistle Signals During Rope RescueOperationsF1993 Classification System of Human Search and RescueResourcesF2209 Guide for Training of Level I Land Search TeamMemberF2047 Practice for Workers Compensation Coverage ofEmergency Services Volunteers2.2 Other Documents:NWCG PMS 307 Work Capacity Test43.Terminology3.1 For definitions of terms used in this guide,see Termi-nology F1490,Guide F1633,Classification F1993,PracticeF2047,Guide F2209,and other references within this guide.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 rescue team,na group of individuals rescuing on thesurface of the earth.3.2.2 Support Level Land Rescue Team Member(LRT-Support Member),na member of a rescue team who,as aminimum,meets the requirements of this guide.These require-ments define the basic,entry,awareness,or similar term levelof land rescue knowledge and skills.4.Significance and Use4.1 This guide establishes the minimum standard for train-ing Land Rescue Team Members as it relates to their general,1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F32 on Search andRescue and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F32.03 on Personnel,Training and Education.Current edition approved April 1,2009.Published May 2009.DOI:10.1520/F2751-09.2For 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 NWCG IRM-PMO,National Interagency Fire Center,3833 S.Development Avenue,Boise,ID 83705,www.nwcg.gov.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 field,and rescue-specific knowledge and skills.A persontrained to this guide is a Support Level Land Rescue TeamMember(LRT-Support Member).4.2 Every person who is identified as an LRT-SupportMember shall have met the requirements of this guide.4.3 This guide is to be used by individuals and AgenciesHaving Jurisdiction(AHJ)that wish to identify the minimumtraining standards for LRT-Support Members.4.4 This guide is only the first level of training for landrescue personnel and,in conjunction with Guide F2209,onlyestablishes the minimum knowledge and skills required for aperson to perform basic evacuation type rescue of a subject.Norope rescue or other advanced skills are included or implied.4.4.1 Nothing in this guide precludes an AHJ from addingadditional requirements for its own members.4.5 Additional skill set-specific endorsements may be usedin c