Designation:F2662−08(Reapproved2014)StandardGuideforMinimumTrainingofDispatchersandTelecommunicatorsofSARIncidents1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2662;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideestablishestheminimumtrainingstandardasitrelatestogeneralandspecificknowledge,skills,andabilities(KSA),forexistingdispatchers(whohavemettherequire-mentsofPracticeF1258),911(emergency)operators,andtelecommunicatorstobetrainedfortheprocessinganddis-patchofpotentialandactualsearchandrescueincidents.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1258PracticeforEmergencyMedicalDispatch2.2OtherDocuments:3TriageandDispatchforSARManagersandTelecommuni-cationsU.S.NationalSARPlan3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1agency,n—anSARoremergencyresponseentitysuchasanSARteam,militaryunit,oremergencymanagement,police,orfireservicewithSARresponsibilities.3.1.2automaticaid,n—aidgivenbyanotheragency,auto-maticallyupondispatch,whenwrittenintodispatchguidelinesorprotocols.AutomaticaidisgeneratedbyyourCommunica-tionsCenterbysimultaneouslyrequestingornotifyingtheoutsideresourceuponinitialdispatchofincidents.AutomaticaidshouldbearrangedforsearchandrescueincidentsandprogrammedintoyourCAD(ComputerAidedDispatch)system.3.1.3“emergency”and/or“lightsandsiren”response,n—anEmergencyand/orLightsandSirenresponseiswhereanappropriatelytrainedpersonoperatesandrespondsinavehicleequippedwithemergencylightsandsireninordertoenableamoretimelyresponsetoasceneorotherlocation.3.1.4follow-upreportandinformation,n...
