ASTM F2209-20
(Guide)Standard Guide for Training of Land Search Team Member
Standard Guide for Training of Land Search Team Member
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities that a person must have to perform as a Land Search Team Member. No other skills are included or implied.
4.2 Every person who is identified as a Land Search Team Member shall have met the requirements of this guide.
4.3 This guide is to be used by individuals and agencies having jurisdiction that wish to identify the minimum training required for a Land Search Team Member.
4.3.1 The AHJ shall determine the depth or detail of training required to meet these needs.
4.4 Though this guide establishes the minimum standard of training, it does not imply that a Land Search Team Member is a “trainee,” “probationary,” or other similar term member of a team, organization, or agency.
4.4.1 Determining the requirements and qualifications for Land Search Team Members is the responsibility of the AHJ.
4.4.2 Nothing in this guide precludes an AHJ from adding additional requirements for its own members.
4.5 This guide can be used to evaluate a document or training program to determine if its content includes the topics necessary for training individuals to operate as a Land Search Team Member.
4.6 This guide does not stand alone and must be used with the referenced documents to provide the specific information needed by a Land Search Team Member or AHJ.
4.7 This guide by itself is not a training document. It is an outline of the topics required for training or evaluating a Land Search Team Member.
4.8 This guide can be used to evaluate a book or other document to determine if its content includes the information required for training a Land Search Team Member. Likewise, the guide can be used to evaluate an existing training program to see if it meets the requirements of this guide.
4.9 The knowledge, skills, and abilities defined in this guide are not presented in any particular order and do not represent a training sequence.
4.10 A Land Search Team Member shall document hi...
SCOPE
1.1 This guide establishes the minimum training requirements for land search personnel as it relates to their general, field, and search-specific knowledge and skills.
1.2 A Land Search Team Member searches on the surface of the land only, including urban or disaster areas that may be isolated or have lost supporting infrastructure.
1.3 This guide does not provide the minimum training requirements for searching in partially or fully collapsed structures, in or on water, in confined spaces, or underground (such as caves, mines, and tunnels).
1.4 Personnel trained to this guide are not qualified to perform rescue. No knots, rope, high angle or low angle litter, or other rescue skills are required of a Land Search Team Member.
1.5 Personnel trained to this guide are not qualified to operate in leadership positions.
1.6 Land Search Team Members are eligible to be members of Category: Land Search, and Category: Untrained, search teams or crews, as defined in Classification F1993.
1.6.1 Category: Land Search teams which may utilize personnel trained to this guide are:
1.6.1.1 Kind: Non-Wilderness;
1.6.1.2 Kind: Wilderness;
1.6.1.3 Kind: Mountainous;
1.6.1.4 Kind: Alpine.
1.7 Further training may be required before a Land Search Team Member can participate on a particular Kind of search team, depending on local needs, regulations, or policies of the authority having jurisdiction.
1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.9 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides ...
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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: F2209 − 20
Standard Guide for
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Training of Land Search Team Member
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2209; 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 1.9 This international standard was developed in accor-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
1.1 This guide establishes the minimum training require-
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
ments for land search personnel as it relates to their general,
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
field, and search-specific knowledge and skills.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
1.2 ALand SearchTeam Member searches on the surface of
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
the land only, including urban or disaster areas that may be
2. Referenced Documents
isolated or have lost supporting infrastructure.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.3 This guide does not provide the minimum training
F1633 Guide for Techniques in Land Search (Withdrawn
requirements for searching in partially or fully collapsed
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2017)
structures, in or on water, in confined spaces, or underground
F1767 Guide for Forms Used for Search and Rescue
(such as caves, mines, and tunnels).
F1773 Terminology Relating to Climbing, Mountaineering,
1.4 Personnel trained to this guide are not qualified to
Search and Rescue Equipment and Practices
perform rescue. No knots, rope, high angle or low angle litter,
F1993 Classification System of Human Land Search and
or other rescue skills are required of a Land Search Team
Rescue Resources
Member.
F2890 Guide for Hazard Awareness for Search and Rescue
1.5 Personnel trained to this guide are not qualified to
Personnel
operate in leadership positions.
F3068 Guide for Contents and Use of a Position Task Book
(PTB)
1.6 Land Search Team Members are eligible to be members
F3071 Guide for Basic Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use (GPS/
of Category: Land Search, and Category: Untrained, search
GNSS-IW) Endorsement
teams or crews, as defined in Classification F1993.
F3222 Terminology Relating to F32 Land Search and Res-
1.6.1 Category: Land Search teams which may utilize per-
cue Standards and Guides
sonnel trained to this guide are:
2.2 Other Documents:
1.6.1.1 Kind: Non-Wilderness;
NWCG PMS 307 Work Capacity Test: Administrator’s
1.6.1.2 Kind: Wilderness;
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Guide
1.6.1.3 Kind: Mountainous;
1.6.1.4 Kind: Alpine.
3. Terminology
1.7 Further training may be required before a Land Search
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
Team Member can participate on a particular Kind of search
3.1.1 land search team, n—a group of individuals searching
team, depending on local needs, regulations, or policies of the
on the surface of the earth.
authority having jurisdiction.
3.1.2 land search team member, n—a person who, at a
1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of the
minimum, meets the requirements of this guide.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.2 For definitions of terms used in this guide, see Termi-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
nology F1773, Classification F1993, Terminology F3222, and
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
other references within this guide.
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F32 on Search and contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Rescue and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F32.03 on Personnel, Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Training and Education. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2020. Published December 2020. Originally The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
approved in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 2014 as F2209 – 14. DOI: www.astm.org.
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10.1520/F2209-20. https://www.nwcg.gov/publications.
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4. Significance and Use 5.2 Land Search Team Members shall demonstrate annually
that they meet the requirements of a physical performance
4.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge, skills,
standard determine
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This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation: F2209 − 14 F2209 − 20
Standard Guide for
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Training of Land Search Team Member
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2209; 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
1.1 This guide establishes the minimum training requirements for land search personnel as it relates to their general, field, and
search specific search-specific knowledge and skills.
1.2 A Land Search Team Member searches on the surface of the land only, including urban or disaster areas that may be isolated
or have lost supporting infrastructure.
1.3 This guide does not provide the minimum training requirements for searching in partially or fully collapsed structures, in or
on water, in confined spaces, or underground (such as caves, mines, and tunnels.)tunnels).
1.4 Personnel trained to this guide are not qualified to perform rescue. No knots, rope, high angle or low angle litter, or other rescue
skills are required of a Land Search Team Member.
1.4.1 Basic rescue skills and knowledge are found in Guide F2751.
1.5 Personnel trained to this guide are not qualified to operate in leadership positions.
1.6 Land Search Team Members are eligible to be members of Type II Category: Land Search, and Category: Untrained, search
teams or crews, as defined in Classification F1993.
1.6.1 Type II Category: Land Search teams which may utilize personnel trained to this guide are:
1.6.1.1 Kind A (wilderness); Kind: Non-Wilderness;
1.6.1.2 Kind B (urban); Kind: Wilderness;
1.6.1.3 Kind J (evidence/cadaver); Kind: Mountainous;
1.6.1.4 Kind K (missing aircraft). Kind: Alpine.
1.6.2 Land Search Team Members are eligible to be members of Kind C (mountainous) teams provided that they are supervised
by a Mountain or Alpine endorsed team member.
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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, Training and
Education.
Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2014Nov. 1, 2020. Published September 2014December 2020. Originally approved in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 20102014
as F2209F2209 – 14.–10. DOI: 10.1520/F2209-14. 10.1520/F2209-20.
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1.7 Further training may be required before a Land Search Team Member can participate on a particular Kind of search team,
depending on local needs, regulations, or policies of the authority having jurisdiction.
1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety safety, health, and healthenvironmental practices and determine the
applicability of regulatory requirementslimitations prior to use.
1.9 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
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F1633 Guide for Techniques in Land Search (Withdrawn 2017)
F1767 Guide for Forms Used for Search and Rescue
F1773 Terminology Relating to Climbing, Mountaineering, Search and Rescue Equipment and Practices
F2047 Practice for Workers’ Compensation Coverage of Emergency Services Volunteers
F1993 Classification System of Human Land Search and Rescue Resources
F2047 Practice for Workers’ Compensation Coverage of Emergency Services Volunteers
F2751 Guide for Training of a Land Search and Rescue Team Member
F2890 Guide for Hazard Awareness for Search and Rescue Personnel
F2890 Guide for Hazard Awareness for Search and Rescue Personnel
F3068 Guide for Contents and Use of a Position Task Book (PTB)
F3071 Guide for Basic Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use (GPS/GNSS-IW) Endorsement
F3222 Terminology Relating to F32 Land Search and Rescue Standards and Guides
2.2 Other Documents:
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NWCG PMS 307 Work Capacity Testing for Wildland FirefightersTest: Administrator’s Guide
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 authority having jurisdi
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