Mounted search and rescue

["Lana Bland" <ldbland@q.com>]

Thank you Irv and Una for sharing the information.  As always this is great 
SAR & MSAR resource.

Lana Bland - WWCSSAR


> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:40:19 -0500
> From: "Irvin Lichtenstein " <ilichten1@verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [MSAR] ASTM MSAR Responder standards
> To: "'Mounted search and rescue'" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
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> They are available at some libraries and by purchase from the authoring
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> Irv Lichtenstein
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> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:47:06 -0700
> From: Una Smith <una.smith@att.net>
> Subject: Re: [MSAR] ASTM MSAR Responder standards
> To: Mounted search and rescue <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
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> LANA BLAND wrote:
> > With regards to Tomi's comment in Message 3 of yesterdays post,
> > where does one get a copy of these documents?
>
> F2794-09 Standard Guide for Level 1 (Basic) Mounted Search and
> Rescue (MSAR) Responder
> http://www.astm.org/Standards/F2794.htm
>
> F2209-03 Standard Guide for Training of Level I Land Search Team Member
> http://www.astm.org/Standards/F2209.htm
>
> See also:
>
> http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/SUBCOMMIT/F3202.htm :
> WK12343 Standard Guide for a Level I Evacuation of a Passenger Using 
> Equine
> WK23984 Level 1 (Basic) Mounted Search and Rescue (MSAR) Responder
>
> http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/SUBCOMMIT/F3203.htm :
> WK27410 Level II Mounted Search and Rescue (MSAR) Responder
>
> Una Smith
> New Mexico