ID
8-509-1131
Name
Emergency Services Rescue Technician
Status
Published
Version
1.4
Updated
12/3/2019 11:49:54 AM
Original Release
11/01/2006
Last Major Release
12/03/2019
Resource Category
Search and Rescue
Primary Core Capability
Mass Search and Rescue Operations
Secondary Core Capability
Resource Kind
Personnel
Overall Function
The Emergency Services Rescue Technician responds to technical search and rescue (SAR) incidents, identifies hazards, uses equipment, and applies advanced SAR techniques
Single resource
In conjunction with a NIMS typed team
NIMS Typed Team
In conjunction with a NIMS typed unit
NIMS Typed Unit
Description Notes
Not Specified
Supporting Core Capabilities |
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Types | |
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Type | Description |
Type 1 | An Emergency Services Rescue Technician responds to technical SAR incidents, identifies hazards, uses equipment, and applies advanced techniques specified in NFPA 1670 and 1006 necessary to coordinate, perform, and supervise technical SAR incidents in the flowing areas: trench, structural collapse, rope, confined space, and vehicle and machinery |
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Education | Not Specified |
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Training | Not Specified |
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Experience | Not Specified |
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Physical/Medical Fitness | That NFPA 1582, Standard on Medical Requirements for Fire Fighters, as recommended by NFPA 1006, be adopted. Where necessary, additional inoculations specific to the incident environment may be required. |
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Currency | Not Specified |
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Professional and Technical Licenses and Certifications | Not Specified |
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Composition and Ordering Specifications |
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Specification |
Discuss logistics for deploying this position, such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation, and meals, prior to deployment |
Notes |
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References |
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Reference |
FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017 |
FEMA, NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System, November 2017 |
FEMA, National Response Framework, June 2016 |