SAR FUNDAMENTALS 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
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. - ANS 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. - ANS 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.
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,B. search, ICS training, and rescue.
C. search, rescue, and survival/support.
D. search, rescue, and improvisation. - ANS 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. - ANS 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. - ANS 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. - ANS B. a not-for-profit membership organization of both
paid and unpaid SAR professionals.
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,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. - ANS 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. - ANS 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). - ANS 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).
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, D. National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR). - ANS 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. - ANS 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.
C. provide an effective, integrated, worldwide system that makes and keeps SAR services
available wherever people travel.
D. assist countries in meeting their SAR obligations. - ANS A. provide guidance to agencies for
coordinating civil SAR services to meet domestic and international commitments.
13. The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) is a supplement to the:
A. NIMS.
B. Federal Response Plan.
C. Homeland Security Directive HSPD-5.
D. IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue) Manual. - ANS D.
IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue) Manual.
14. Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are designed for:
A. land-based applications.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
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. - ANS 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. - ANS 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.
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,B. search, ICS training, and rescue.
C. search, rescue, and survival/support.
D. search, rescue, and improvisation. - ANS 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. - ANS 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. - ANS 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. - ANS B. a not-for-profit membership organization of both
paid and unpaid SAR professionals.
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,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. - ANS 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. - ANS 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). - ANS 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).
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, D. National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR). - ANS 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. - ANS 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.
C. provide an effective, integrated, worldwide system that makes and keeps SAR services
available wherever people travel.
D. assist countries in meeting their SAR obligations. - ANS A. provide guidance to agencies for
coordinating civil SAR services to meet domestic and international commitments.
13. The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) is a supplement to the:
A. NIMS.
B. Federal Response Plan.
C. Homeland Security Directive HSPD-5.
D. IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue) Manual. - ANS D.
IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue) Manual.
14. Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are designed for:
A. land-based applications.
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