ASTM F3098-16

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Standard Guide for
Training of Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Member
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3098; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 1.8.1 Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Members are not
qualified to participate in swift water operations.
1.1 This guide establishes the minimum training require-
ments for non-wilderness land search personnel as it relates to
1.9 Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Members are not
their general, field, and search specific knowledge and skills.
qualifiedtoperformfieldnavigationand,therefore,shallnotbe
deployed where that skill is required unless supervised in the
1.2 ANon-Wilderness Land Search Team Member searches
field by qualified personnel trained in accordance with the
on the surface of the land in non-wilderness areas only,
provisions of Guides F2209, F2685, F2751,or F3193.
including urban or disaster areas that may be isolated or have
lost supporting infrastructure, in accordance with the limits
1.10 Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Members may be
identified in the Scope of this Guide.
deployed on local incidents as determined by the AHJ.
1.3 This guide does not provide the minimum training
1.11 This standard does not purport to address all of the
requirements for searching in wilderness areas, partially or
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
fully collapsed structures, in or on water, in confined spaces, or
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
underground (such as caves, mines, and tunnels).
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
1.4 Personnel trained only to this guide are not qualified to
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
perform rescue.
1.4.1 Basic rescue skills and knowledge are found in Guide
2. Referenced Documents
F2751.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.5 Personnel trained only to this guide are not qualified to
F1633 Guide for Techniques in Land Search
operate in leadership positions.
F1767 Guide for Forms Used for Search and Rescue
1.6 Human land SAR resources that may utilize personnel
F1773 Terminology Relating to Climbing, Mountaineering,
trained to this guide are classified in Classification F1993.
Search and Rescue Equipment and Practices
1.6.1 Individuals trained to this guide are qualified to
F1993 Classification System of Human Search and Rescue
operate on teams or crews classified as Category – Land
Resources
Search of Kind Non-Wilderness.
F2047 Practice for Workers’ Compensation Coverage of
1.6.2 Further training may be required before Non-
Emergency Services Volunteers
Wilderness Land Search personnel may participate on particu-
F2209 Guide for Training of Land Search Team Member
lar Category or Kind of SAR resource, depending on local
F2685 Guide for Training of a Land Search Team Leader
needs, regulations, or policies of the authority having jurisdic-
(STL)
tion.
F2751 Guide for Training of a Land Search and Rescue
1.7 Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Members are not
Team Member
qualified to work around, or ride in, helicopters without
F2890 Guide for Hazard Awareness for Search and Rescue
helicopter safety training.
Personnel
F3071 Guide for Basic Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use (GPS/
1.8 Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Members shall
GNSS-IW) Endorsement
know the safety precautions and procedures to be employed
F3193 Guide for Training of a Land Search and Rescue
when working around still and swift water in the normal area
Team Leader
of operations.
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F32 on Search and
Rescue and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F32.03 on Personnel, For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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2.2 Other Document: 4.3.2 Though this guide establishes the minimum standard
NWCG PMS 307 Work Capacity Testing for Wildland of training, it does not imply that a Non-Wilderness Land
Firefighters Search Team Member is a “trainee,” “probationary,” or other
similar term member of a team, organization, or agency.
3. Terminology
4.3.3 Determining the requirements and qualifications for
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
non-wilderness land search team members is the responsibility
3.1.1 authority having jurisdiction (AHJ), n—(1) the team,
of the AHJ.
organization, agency, or other entity which is using this guide;
4.3.4 Nothing in this guide precludes an AHJ from adding
(2) the team, organization, agency, or other entity to which a
additional requirements for its own members.
person being trained, tested, or evaluated belongs, if the
4.4 This guide can be used to evaluate a document or
instructor, evaluator, or tester is not a member of the same
training program to determine if its content includes the topics
organization.
necessary for training individuals to operate as a Non-
3.1.2 field, n—thelocation,awayfromthebaseorcommand
Wilderness Land Search Team Member.
post, in which a land search team member is searching or
performing other tasks. 4.5 This guide does not stand alone and must be used with
the referenced documents to provide the specific information
3.1.3 field operations, n—searches and other tasks being
needed by a Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Member or
performed away from the base or command post.
AHJ.
3.1.4 initial planning point (IPP), n—the point that is
initially used to plan the search incident. The IPP may be the 4.6 This guide by itself is not a training document. It is an
originalpointlastseenorthelastknownposition.TheIPPmay
outline of the topics required for training or evaluating a
also be a point entirely separate based on the best available Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Member.
investigative information. IPP does not move after planning
4.7 This guide can be used to evaluate a book or other
begins.
document to determine if its content includes the information
3.1.5 land search team, n—a group of individuals searching
required for training a Non-Wilderness Land Search Team
on the surface of the earth.
Member. Likewise, the guide can be used to evaluate an
3.1.6 land search team member, n—a person who, at a existing training program to see if it meets the requirements of
minimum, meets the requirements of this guide.
this guide.
3.1.7 non-wilderness, n—an area located within, or imme-
4.8 The knowledge, skills and abilities defined in this guide
diatelynextto,urbanboundaries,nofurtherthan0.5miles(0.8
are not presented in any particular order and do not represent
kilometers) from a road readily accessible by emergency
a training sequence.
personnel, and which may include parks, wild areas, private,
4.9 A Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Member shall
state, and municipal lands.
document his or her training by completion of a position task
3.1.8 normal area of operation, n—(1) the area(s) where an
book, or equivalent, or by field demonstration under qualified
AHJ performs its search operations on a regular basis; (2) the
supervision.
area(s) where theAHJ is frequently called to assist with search
operations managed by others.
4.10 Unless stated otherwise, an ability or proficiency in a
skill shall be demonstrated for initial qualification and then as
3.2 For definitions of other terms used in this guide see
often as required by the AHJ.
Guide F1633, Terminology F1773, Classification F1993, Prac-
tice F2047, and other references listed in this guide.
4.11 Except where a physical skill or ability must be
demonstrated,theAHJshalldeterminethebestwaytoevaluate
4. Significance and Use
a person’s knowledge. This may be by written exam, oral
4.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge, skills,
exam, demonstration, or by some combination of the three.
and abilities that a person must have to perform as a Non-
Wilderness Land Search Team Member. No other skills are
5. Personal Fitness
included or implied.
5.1 Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Members shall
4.2 Every person who is identified as a Non-Wilderness
demonstrate annually that they meet the requirements of a
Land SearchTeam Member shall have met the requirements of
medical fitness standard determined by the AHJ.
this guide.
5.2 Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Members shall
4.3 This guide is to be used by individuals and agencies
demonstrate annually that they meet the requirements of a
having jurisdiction that wish to identify the minimum training
physical performance standard determined by the AHJ.
required for a Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Member.
5.2.1 The recommended minimum physical performance
4.3.1 TheAHJshalldeterminethedepthordetailoftraining
requirement for Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Members
required to meet these needs.
is the "Light" level as defined in NWCG PMS 307,“Work
Capacity Testing for Wildland Firefighters” (see Appendix
http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/newshelt/workcaptest_lo.pdf X1).
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6. General Knowledge and Skills 7.4 Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Members shall
demonstrate the ability to use, in the field, at least one type of
6.1 A Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Member shall
non-electronic emergency signaling device.
complete the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
course IS-100, “Introduction to Incident Command System”. 7.5 Non-WildernessLandSearchTeamMembersshallmeet
the requirements of Guide F2890 in regard to hazardous
6.2 A Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Member shall
materials awareness training.
maintain certification in adult, child, infant, and two rescuer
CPR. 7.6 Land Search Team Members shall know the signs,
symptoms, and preventive measures for the following:
6.3 A Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Member shall
7.6.1 Cold related problems;
maintaincertificationinbasicfirstaidoramoreadvancedlevel
7.6.2 Heat related problems;
of emergency care.
7.6.3 Dehydration;
6.4 A Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Member shall
7.6.4 Fatigue and exhaustion;
know the regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines of
7.6.5 Blisters;
the AHJ with regard to:
7.6.6 Sunburn.
6.4.1 Callout or dispatch to an incident;
7.7 Land Search Team Members shall know the hazards in
6.4.2 Incident check in;
the normal area of operations, including, but not limited to, the
6.4.3 Mission briefing;
following:
6.4.4 Mission debriefing;
7.7.1 Plants;
6.4.5 Demobilization and departing from an incident;
7.7.2 Wild and domestic animals;
6.4.6 Communications with the media;
7.7.3 Terrain;
6.4.7 Working with other agencies or organizations;
7.7.4 Additional risks entailed when operating at night;
6.4.8 Insurance coverage;
7.7.5 Weather patterns and conditions;
6.4.9
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