ASTM_F_3024_-_13.pdf

Designation:F302413Standard Guide forTraining of a Land Search and Rescue(SAR)Strike Team/Task Force Leader1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3024;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 for LandSAR Strike Team/Task Force Leaders as it relates to theirgeneral,field,and search and rescue specific knowledge,skills,and abilities.1.2 A Land SAR Strike Team Leader/Task Force Leader isresponsible for direct supervision,general leadership,wellness,and safety of multiple SAR teams and resources operating onall land and water environments,including intertidal areas,butnot oceans or swiftwater.1.3 Type I-IV teams which may utilize personnel trained tothis guide are Kind A(wilderness),Kind B(urban),and KindC(mountainous/alpine),Kind D(disaster/collapse),Kind E(inland water),Kind G(cave),Kind H(mine),Kind I(avalanche),Kind J(evidence/cadaver),Kind K(aircraft),and/or Kind L(unclassified).See ASTM F1993.1.4 A Land SAR Strike Team Leader/Task Force Leadermay work in remote areas including urban or disaster areas thatmay be isolated or have lost their infrastructure.1.5 Further training may be required depending on theregulations or policies of the Authority Having Jurisdiction(AHJ).1.6 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 applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use or as defined withina(regional or geographical)response region or by the AHJ.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F1773 Terminology Relating to Climbing,Mountaineering,Search and Rescue Equipment and PracticesF1993 Classification System of Human Search and RescueResourcesF2209 Guide for Training of Level I Land Search TeamMemberF2685 Guide for Training of a Level II Land Search TeamMemberF2751 Guide for Training of Support Level Land RescueTeam Member(LRT-Support)MemberF2890 Guide for Hazard Awareness for Search and RescuePersonnel2.2 NFPA Standards:3NFPA 1006 Standard for Technical Rescuer ProfessionalQualificationsNFPA 1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Tech-nical Search and Rescue Incidents3.Terminology3.1 Acronyms:3.1.1 ASTMAmerican Society for Testing and Materials3.1.2 AHJAuthority Having Jurisdiction3.1.3 AMAviation Management3.1.4 DOIDepartment of the Interior3.1.5 ERIEmergency Response International3.1.6 FEMAFederal Emergency Management Agency3.1.7 ICSIncident Command System3.1.8 NASARNational Association for Search and Rescue3.1.9 NFPANational Fire Protection Association3.1.10 NPSNational Park Service3.1.11 NWCGNational Wildfire Coordinating Group3.1.12 PTBPosition Task Book3.1.13 SARSearch and Rescue3.1.14 STLStrike Team Leader3.1.15 TFLDTask Force Leader1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F32 on Searchand Rescue and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F32.03 on Personnel,Training and Education.Current edition approved July 1,2013.Published August 2013.DOI:10.1520/F3024-13.2For 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.3Available from National Fire Protection Association(NFPA),1 BatterymarchPark,Quincy,MA 02169-7471,http:/www.nfpa.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.2 Definitions:3.2.1 authority having jurisdiction,nan organization,office,or individual responsible for enforcing the requirementsof a code or standard,or for approving equipment,materials,and installation or procedure.3.2.2 division/group supervisor,nin ICS terms,respon-sible for supervising equipment and personnel assigned to adivision or group.May also act as a Strike Team Leader/TaskForce Leader.3.2.3 land search and rescue,nsearch and rescue opera-tions that take place on ground and water environments onland,including intertidal areas,but not oceans.May also bereferred to as“Inland SAR”.3.2.4 SAR technician,nan individual trained to performwilderness search and/or rescue.3.2.5 single resource boss,nresponsible for supervising asingle piece of equipment and its personnel complement,or anestablished crew or team of individuals,equivalent to a SquadOfficer in SAR operations.3.2.6 squad offcer,nresponsible for supervising and lead-ing a group or team of SAR Technicians.Equivalent to a SingleResource Boss.3.2.7 strike team leader,nin ICS terms,manages 5-7(orfewer)combinations of the same kind and type of resources.3.2.8 task force leader,nin ICS terms,manages 5-7(