SAR Fundamentals 1 Exam – Complete
Practice Questions with Detailed
Answers|| GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE
2026
1. Search can be defined as:
A. the location of persons in distress.
B. the retrieval of persons in distress.
C. the location and retrieval of persons in distress.
D. helping persons in distress. -CORRECTANSWER A. the location of persons in
distress.
2. Rescue can be defined as:
A. the location of persons in distress.
B. helping persons in distress.
C. delivering persons in distress to a place of safety.
D. the retrieval and initial care for a person in distress along with their delivery to
a place of safety. -CORRECTANSWER D. the retrieval and initial care for a person in
distress along with their delivery to
a place of safety.
3. The three fundamental skills for search and rescue training are:
A. search, rescue, and recovery.
,B. search, ICS training, and rescue.
C. search, rescue, and survival/support.
D. search, rescue, and improvisation. -CORRECTANSWER C. search, rescue, and
survival/support.
4. The Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (PICAO) defines search and
rescue as:
A. the act of finding and returning to safety the survivors from an emergency
incident.
B. the location of persons in distress.
C. helping persons in distress.
D. a rescue problem. -CORRECTANSWER A. the act of finding and returning to safety
the survivors from an emergency
5. T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue," stated that SAR was
essentially:
A. a rescue problem.
B. a transportation problem.
C. a retrieval operation.
D. a search operation. -CORRECTANSWER B. a transportation problem.
6. The National Association for Search and Rescue is:
A. a for-profit organization composed of paid search and rescue personnel.
,B. a not-for-profit membership organization of both paid and unpaid SAR professionals.
C. part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
D. part of the USA Freedom Corps. -CORRECTANSWER B. a not-for-profit
membership organization of both paid and unpaid SAR professionals.
7. The National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) developed the SAR TECH
certification criteria in order to:
A. evaluate three levels of search responder so that a measurable level of capability
could be available for incident commanders.
B. provide training opportunities for paid SAR responders.
C. provide opportunities for citizens to participate in search operations.
D. train search managers. -CORRECTANSWER A. evaluate three levels of search
responder so that a measurable level of capability could be available for incident
commanders.
8. The Citizens Corps programs DO NOT include:
A. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
B. Neighborhood Watch Program (NWP).
C. Medical Reserve Corps (MRC).
D. SAR TECH Standards. -CORRECTANSWER D. SAR TECH Standards.
9. The CERT course is offered by:
A. National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR).
, B. Medical Reserve Corps (MRC).
C. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
D. Mountain Rescue Association (MRA). -CORRECTANSWER C. Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA).
10. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and oversees the:
A. U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP).
B. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
C. International Maritime Organization (IMO).
D. National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR). -CORRECTANSWER A. U.S.
National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP).
11.The federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR is the:
A. U.S. Navy.
B. U.S. Army.
C. U.S. Air Force.
D. FBI. -CORRECTANSWER C. U.S. Air Force.
12. The U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) was developed to:
A. provide guidance to agencies for coordinating civil SAR services to meet domestic
and international commitments.
B. provide the international SAR community with an approach to organizing operations.
Practice Questions with Detailed
Answers|| GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE
2026
1. Search can be defined as:
A. the location of persons in distress.
B. the retrieval of persons in distress.
C. the location and retrieval of persons in distress.
D. helping persons in distress. -CORRECTANSWER A. the location of persons in
distress.
2. Rescue can be defined as:
A. the location of persons in distress.
B. helping persons in distress.
C. delivering persons in distress to a place of safety.
D. the retrieval and initial care for a person in distress along with their delivery to
a place of safety. -CORRECTANSWER D. the retrieval and initial care for a person in
distress along with their delivery to
a place of safety.
3. The three fundamental skills for search and rescue training are:
A. search, rescue, and recovery.
,B. search, ICS training, and rescue.
C. search, rescue, and survival/support.
D. search, rescue, and improvisation. -CORRECTANSWER C. search, rescue, and
survival/support.
4. The Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (PICAO) defines search and
rescue as:
A. the act of finding and returning to safety the survivors from an emergency
incident.
B. the location of persons in distress.
C. helping persons in distress.
D. a rescue problem. -CORRECTANSWER A. the act of finding and returning to safety
the survivors from an emergency
5. T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue," stated that SAR was
essentially:
A. a rescue problem.
B. a transportation problem.
C. a retrieval operation.
D. a search operation. -CORRECTANSWER B. a transportation problem.
6. The National Association for Search and Rescue is:
A. a for-profit organization composed of paid search and rescue personnel.
,B. a not-for-profit membership organization of both paid and unpaid SAR professionals.
C. part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
D. part of the USA Freedom Corps. -CORRECTANSWER B. a not-for-profit
membership organization of both paid and unpaid SAR professionals.
7. The National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) developed the SAR TECH
certification criteria in order to:
A. evaluate three levels of search responder so that a measurable level of capability
could be available for incident commanders.
B. provide training opportunities for paid SAR responders.
C. provide opportunities for citizens to participate in search operations.
D. train search managers. -CORRECTANSWER A. evaluate three levels of search
responder so that a measurable level of capability could be available for incident
commanders.
8. The Citizens Corps programs DO NOT include:
A. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
B. Neighborhood Watch Program (NWP).
C. Medical Reserve Corps (MRC).
D. SAR TECH Standards. -CORRECTANSWER D. SAR TECH Standards.
9. The CERT course is offered by:
A. National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR).
, B. Medical Reserve Corps (MRC).
C. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
D. Mountain Rescue Association (MRA). -CORRECTANSWER C. Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA).
10. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and oversees the:
A. U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP).
B. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
C. International Maritime Organization (IMO).
D. National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR). -CORRECTANSWER A. U.S.
National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP).
11.The federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR is the:
A. U.S. Navy.
B. U.S. Army.
C. U.S. Air Force.
D. FBI. -CORRECTANSWER C. U.S. Air Force.
12. The U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) was developed to:
A. provide guidance to agencies for coordinating civil SAR services to meet domestic
and international commitments.
B. provide the international SAR community with an approach to organizing operations.
