Search and Rescue
Certification Test Practice
with correct questions
and answers
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,1. 1-1. Search can be defined as Answer: Answer: A. the location of persons in
distress.
2. 1-2. Rescue can be defined as Answer: Answer: D. the retrieval and initial care for a person
in distress along with their delivery to a place of safety.
3. 1-3. The three fundamental skills for search and rescue training are
Answer: Answer: C. search, rescue, and survival/support.
4. 1-4. The Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization
(PICAO) defines search and rescue as Answer: Answer: A. the act of finding and returning
to safety the survivors from an emergency incident.
5. 1-5. T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue," stated
that SAR was essentially Answer: Answer: B. a transportation problem.
6. 1-6. The National Association for Search and Rescue is Answer: Answer: B.
a not-for-profit membership organization of both paid and unpaid SAR professionals.
7. 1-7. The National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
developed the SAR TECH certification criteria in order to Answer: Answer: A.
evaluate three levels of search responder so that a measurable level of capability could be
available for incident commanders.
8. 1-8. The Citizens Corps programs DO NOT include Answer: Answer: D.
SAR TECH Standards.
9. 1-9. The CERT course is offered by Answer: Answer: C. Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA).
10. 2-1. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and
oversees the Answer: Answer: A. U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP).
11. 2-2. The federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR is the Answer:
Answer: C. U.S. Air Force.
12. 2-3. The U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) was
developed to Answer: Answer: A. provide guidance to agencies for coordinating civil SAR
services to meet domestic and international commitments.
13. 2-4. The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) is a
supplement to the Answer: Answer: D. IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and Maritime
Search and Rescue) Manual.
14. 2-5. Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are designed for
Answer: Answer: C. aviation use.
,15. 2-6. Cospas-Sarsat is Answer: Answer: A. an international search and rescue system
that uses satellites to detect and locate emergency beacons.
16. 2-7. Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are designed for Answer:
Answer: D. use by individuals.
17. 2-8. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs)
are designed for Answer: Answer: B. maritime applications.
18. 2-9. A Local User Terminal (LUT) Answer: Answer: C. is the ground station
that processes the signal from an emergency beacon.
, 19. 2-10. The Mission Control Center (MCC) Answer: Answer: B. transmits an
alert message to the appropriate Regional Control Center (RCC).
20. 2-11. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is charged
with Answer: Answer: B. develop- ment of a National Response Plan (NRP).
21. 2-12. Outside of National Parks, domestic land SAR services
are often per- formed by Answer: Answer: C. state and local authorities or SAR units.
22. 2-13. The operational capabilities of a FEMA Urban SAR Task
Force include Answer: Answer: A. physical and technical search and rescue operations in
damaged collapsed structures.
23. 2-14. FEMA US&R teams generally perform Answer: Answer: A. hazardous
materials surveys and evaluations.
24. 2-15. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children, one of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert
is activated is Answer: Answer: B. law enforcement believes the child in danger of
serious bodily harm or death.
25. 2-16. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children, one of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert
is activated is Answer: Answer: B. law enforcement confirms a child has been
abducted.
26. 2-17. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children, one of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert
is activated is Answer: Answer: A. there is enough descriptive information available to
believe and immediate broadcast alert will help.
27. 2-18. According to the National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children, if you believe your child is missing you should Answer:
Answer: B. call law enforcement immediately.
28. 3-1. Which ICS function approves the ordering of additional
resources? Answer: D. Command
29. 3-2. The planning section Answer: Answer: C. maintains and displays situation
status.
30. 3-3. Which ICS function provides treatment of injured SAR
workers? Answer: C. Logistics
Certification Test Practice
with correct questions
and answers
usr
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
,1. 1-1. Search can be defined as Answer: Answer: A. the location of persons in
distress.
2. 1-2. Rescue can be defined as Answer: Answer: D. the retrieval and initial care for a person
in distress along with their delivery to a place of safety.
3. 1-3. The three fundamental skills for search and rescue training are
Answer: Answer: C. search, rescue, and survival/support.
4. 1-4. The Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization
(PICAO) defines search and rescue as Answer: Answer: A. the act of finding and returning
to safety the survivors from an emergency incident.
5. 1-5. T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue," stated
that SAR was essentially Answer: Answer: B. a transportation problem.
6. 1-6. The National Association for Search and Rescue is Answer: Answer: B.
a not-for-profit membership organization of both paid and unpaid SAR professionals.
7. 1-7. The National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
developed the SAR TECH certification criteria in order to Answer: Answer: A.
evaluate three levels of search responder so that a measurable level of capability could be
available for incident commanders.
8. 1-8. The Citizens Corps programs DO NOT include Answer: Answer: D.
SAR TECH Standards.
9. 1-9. The CERT course is offered by Answer: Answer: C. Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA).
10. 2-1. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and
oversees the Answer: Answer: A. U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP).
11. 2-2. The federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR is the Answer:
Answer: C. U.S. Air Force.
12. 2-3. The U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) was
developed to Answer: Answer: A. provide guidance to agencies for coordinating civil SAR
services to meet domestic and international commitments.
13. 2-4. The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) is a
supplement to the Answer: Answer: D. IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and Maritime
Search and Rescue) Manual.
14. 2-5. Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are designed for
Answer: Answer: C. aviation use.
,15. 2-6. Cospas-Sarsat is Answer: Answer: A. an international search and rescue system
that uses satellites to detect and locate emergency beacons.
16. 2-7. Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are designed for Answer:
Answer: D. use by individuals.
17. 2-8. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs)
are designed for Answer: Answer: B. maritime applications.
18. 2-9. A Local User Terminal (LUT) Answer: Answer: C. is the ground station
that processes the signal from an emergency beacon.
, 19. 2-10. The Mission Control Center (MCC) Answer: Answer: B. transmits an
alert message to the appropriate Regional Control Center (RCC).
20. 2-11. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is charged
with Answer: Answer: B. develop- ment of a National Response Plan (NRP).
21. 2-12. Outside of National Parks, domestic land SAR services
are often per- formed by Answer: Answer: C. state and local authorities or SAR units.
22. 2-13. The operational capabilities of a FEMA Urban SAR Task
Force include Answer: Answer: A. physical and technical search and rescue operations in
damaged collapsed structures.
23. 2-14. FEMA US&R teams generally perform Answer: Answer: A. hazardous
materials surveys and evaluations.
24. 2-15. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children, one of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert
is activated is Answer: Answer: B. law enforcement believes the child in danger of
serious bodily harm or death.
25. 2-16. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children, one of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert
is activated is Answer: Answer: B. law enforcement confirms a child has been
abducted.
26. 2-17. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children, one of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert
is activated is Answer: Answer: A. there is enough descriptive information available to
believe and immediate broadcast alert will help.
27. 2-18. According to the National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children, if you believe your child is missing you should Answer:
Answer: B. call law enforcement immediately.
28. 3-1. Which ICS function approves the ordering of additional
resources? Answer: D. Command
29. 3-2. The planning section Answer: Answer: C. maintains and displays situation
status.
30. 3-3. Which ICS function provides treatment of injured SAR
workers? Answer: C. Logistics
