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j. Rounds impacting outside of established impact areas or range limits (See Appendix
k. Weapons, ammunition, or demolition/explosives malfunctions
l. Range or training area fires
m. Discovery of UXO munitions
Note: All accidents or incidents will be reported immediately to the servicing RCC and to the
Eighth Army Command Safety Office at 723-7744. Follow-up reports will be submitted within 24
hours to the RCC (See Appendix J).
36. MEDICAL SUPPORT FOR TRAINING UNITS. Ambulances, emergency-type medical
vehicles, and medical personnel are required to be at every firing range. In training areas, the
level of medical support required will be at the discretion of the commander conducting the
training. Minimum requirements for medical support are as follows:
a. Qualified medical personnel. A qualified medic or combat lifesaver with a dedicated
vehicle, a dedicated driver with strip map to nearest medical facility, and medical supplies are
required on each live-fire range. Trained and certified combat lifesavers can be substituted for
qualified medic on live-fire ranges when .50 caliber weapons or smaller are being fired.
b. Emergency MEDEVAC. Emergency medical evacuation will be requested through the
appropriate MEDEVAC or RCC radio net. Emergency MEDEVAC telephone numbers or radio
frequencies will be conspicuously posted by the using unit in the vicinity of their radio
communications systems (See Appendix K).
37. CRITICAL FIRE HAZARD PERIODS.
a. The Korean Government has declared critical fire hazard periods and imposed a
moratorium on use of tracers and pyrotechnics March through May and August through
October. Range fires can occur during any month of the year, but these periods are considered
critically hazardous. All ranges and training areas are subject to additional restrictions based on
fire hazard conditions. The servicing RCC will provide guidance to units concerning use of
tracers and pyrotechnics.
b. All ROICs will request from their servicing RCC current information on fire hazard
conditions the day of event and prior to training.
c. Units will comply with the RCC ammunition and pyrotechnic restrictions.
38. RANGE/TRAINING AREA FIRES AND FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES.
a. Fire fighting is the using unit’s responsibility (See Appendix L).
b. All units will immediately report any range fire to the servicing RCC. The RCC will
notify the local fire department for assistance.
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