NA: 018-06NIMS Integration Center, November 21,
2006NIMS-Integration-Center@...202-646-3850 NIMS Integration Center
Releases Criteria for Credentialing Search andRescue (SAR)
PersonnelAs part of our nation's efforts to strengthen catastrophic
response capabilities in line with the National Incident
Management System (NIMS),
FEMA's NIMS Integration Center has released initial minimum
criteria for SAR Personnel to be deployed using a national
Credentialing system. The purpose of this release is to solicit
comments and constructive feedback for an open period not to exceed
45 calendar days from the date stated in this NIMS Alert.
Information on how to submit your comments via e-mail is located
at the end of this Alert. An SAR credentialing working group
comprised of Subject Matter Experts identified 36 positions
anticipated to be most commonly requested duringan interstate mutual
aid response. They are:

1. Disaster Collapsed Structure Canine Search Manager

2. Disaster
Collapsed Structure Canine Search Technical Specialist (Advisor)

3. Disaster Collapsed Structure Canine Search Technician

4. Helicopter Search and/or Rescue Crew Chief (Disaster, Mountain,
Stillwater, Swiftwater, Wilderness, Urban, et al)

5. Helicopter Search and/or Rescue Pilot (Disaster, Mountain,
Stillwater, Swiftwater, Wilderness, Urban, et al)

6. Helicopter Search and/or Rescue Technician (Disaster, Mountain,
Stillwater, Swiftwater, Wilderness, Urban, et al)

7. Human Remains Canine Search Manager

8. Human Remains Canine Search Technical Specialist (Advisor)

9. Human Remains Canine Search Technician

10. Mountain Search and/or Rescue
Manager

11. Mountain Search and/or Rescue Technical Specialist (Advisor)

12. Mountain Search and/or Rescue Technician

13. Mountain Search and/or Rescue Unit Leader

14. Emergency Services Technical SAR Manager

15. Emergency Services Technical SAR Technician

16. Logistics Search and/or Rescue Technician (Disaster, Mountain,
Stillwater, Swiftwater, Wilderness, Urban, et al)

17. Medical Search and/or Rescue Technician (Disaster, Mountain,
Stillwater, Swiftwater, Wilderness, Urban, et al)

18. Structural Collapse Rescue Manager

19. Structural Collapse Rescue Technician

20. Structural Collapse Search Manager

21. Structural Collapse Search Technician

22. Swiftwater/Flood Rescue Manager

23. Swiftwater/Flood Rescue Technician

24. Swiftwater/Flood Rescue Technician- Boat Bowman

25. Swiftwater/Flood Rescue Technician- Boat Operator

26. Swiftwater/Flood Rescue Technical Specialist (Advisor)

27. Swiftwater/Flood Rescue Technician- Animal Rescue

28. Swiftwater/Flood Rescue Unit Leader

29. Water Canine Search Manager

30. Water Canine Search Technician

31. Wilderness Air Scent Canine Search Manager

32. Wilderness Air Scent Canine Search Technician

33. Wilderness Search and/or Rescue Manager

34. Wilderness Search and/or Rescue Technical
Specialist (Advisor)

35. Wilderness Search and/or Rescue Technician

36. Wilderness Search and/or Rescue Unit Leader For each job title,
the SAR Working Group identified "requisite" and "recommended"
baseline criteria for education, training, experience,
physical/medical fitness, certification, and licensing. These
criteria are intended to complement and support existing
credentialing systems.Where national standards do not exist
under "requisite" criteria, "recommended" criteria are listed for
current and/or future consideration.
These recommendations have been submitted to the NIMS Integration
Center and will be made available on the NIMS Web page
at www.fema.gov/emergency/nims

The NIMS Integration Center again invites NIMS Stakeholders to
review these initial criteria for the standardized, national
credentialing of SAR Personnel. The SAR Working Group will review
all responses submitted and as appropriate make any needed revisions
with a final NIMS release of the Criteria for credentialing SAR
personnel.

All comments and questions should be directed to the following
E-mail address: NIMS-credentialing@...

http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/index.shtm



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