Mounted search and rescue

["Jorene Downs" <Jorene@CEOates.com>]

To clarify, FEMA recognizes ASTM as a source for USA standards. NASAR bases
training on ASTM standards. ASTM standards are used internationally. Using
ASTM standards and making sure you *also* meet published local and state
level requirements (assuming any exist) will establish minimum consistency
and greatly reduce your liability.

www.astm.org 
F2209 is the land searcher standard. (NASAR SARtech II level)
F2794 is the basic level MSAR standard, which also requires F2209.

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Jorene Downs
SAR & CERT
Mounted SAR
www.ceoates.com/msar  
KJ6JCD



-----Original Message-----
From: Una Smith
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:55 AM
To: Mounted search and rescue
Subject: [MSAR] Standards for mounted SAR

As Irv says, there are no national standards for SAR.  Publication of
a standard by ASTM does not make it a national standard.  Adoption of
a standard by NASAR does not make it a national standard.  A standard
becomes a formal national standard if it is adopted by a national
agency having jurisdiction.  A standard becomes an informal national
standard if it is adopted by a majority of users across the nation.

E.S., you are in Arizona?  You might consider adopting New Mexico's
Field Certification for all SAR responders and guidelines for specific
types of responders.  Being adjacent, New Mexico and Arizona have a
lot in common:  similar terrains, high proportion of land area that
is public land (BLM, National Forest), complex jurisdiction issues
(Native American sovereign lands), urban/wilderness interfaces, etc.

        http://www.nmesc.org/certification.htm
        http://www.nmesc.org/guidelines.htm

You can also look to California OES.

Hope this helps.

        Una Smith
        New Mexico
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