SAR Tech III FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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What is the "CERT" program? - ANSWER ✓ Community Emergency Response
Team - a program that educates and trains people about disaster preparedness and
hazards that may impact a neighborhood or workplace.
A resource that analyzes the resource needs based on the incident objectives is? -
ANSWER ✓ Search management team
3 areas of water rescue include? - ANSWER ✓ -Tidal
-Lakes
-Swiftwater
What is the "CISM" and why is it considered a valuable resource? - ANSWER ✓
Critical Incident Stress Management - stress experienced by responders may have
debilitating effects. These teams give the responder an opportunity to debrief and
defuse.
List the "Seven Crucials of Search and Rescue"? - ANSWER ✓ -Search is an
emergency
-Maximize the probability of success in the minimum amount of time with the
right resources.
-Search is the classic mystery
-Search for clues and the subject
-Focus on aspects important to success
-Know if the subject has left the search area
-Use tight grid search as a last resort
,Probability of Success (POS)? - ANSWER ✓ probability of finding the search
object with a particular search tactic in a particular segment.
Probability of Detection (POD)? - ANSWER ✓ is the probability of being
detected in the segment being searched.
Probability of Area? (POA) - ANSWER ✓ is the probability of the subject or clue
being in a search segment.
POA x POD = POS? - ANSWER ✓ search theory equation - mathematical
approach to determining how best to find which we are searching for.
What is the Search Urgency Form? Why is it important? - ANSWER ✓ it helps
determine that a response is necessary and what level of response is required. The
form lists a series of behaviors that are ranked (1-4). The lower the number the
more urgent.
What is LKP? - ANSWER ✓ Last Known Point - Last known, verifiable location
of the subject.
What is the PLS? - ANSWER ✓ Point Last Seen - A point at which someone can
visually confirm the subject was seen.
What is Search Theory? (POA x POD = POS) - ANSWER ✓ A tool to help
allocate resources. A mathematical approach to determine how best to find which
we are searching for.
Why do searchers prioritize their search attention on clues and not just the
subject? - ANSWER ✓ There are a lot more clues than subjects.
The initial priority of all responders involved in the search incident is to _______
the _______ or _______ - ANSWER ✓ protect, point last seen or last known point
Clue awareness includes: - ANSWER ✓ detailed info that clues may provide to
the search effort. The awareness level separates the "untrained" from the "trained".
The definition of "sign" is? - ANSWER ✓ any evidence of change from a natural
state that is inflicted on an environment by a person or animal passage.
, List 3 variables of clue orientation? - ANSWER ✓ -The sensor (searcher)
-Clue generator (subject)
-The environment
List 4 categories of clues? - ANSWER ✓ -Physical
-Recorded
-Testimonial
-Analytical
Examples of factors that affect clue life scan? - ANSWER ✓ time, weather.
people, animals
Components of SAR include preplanning, notification, planning & strategy,
operations & tactics, suspension and - ANSWER ✓ Critique
By and large, trained Search Responders are provided by - ANSWER ✓ volunteer
organizations
US National Grid (USNG) is derived from - ANSWER ✓ Military Grid
Reference System (MGRS)
the lines of longitude are known as - ANSWER ✓ Meridians
Universal Transverse Mercator zone are numbered 1 -6- - ANSWER ✓ West to
East
Due to the potential criminal nature of a lost persons search, the person in charge
of the incident should be - ANSWER ✓ The law enforcement agency of that
jurisdiction
the heading of 315 degrees will have you heading what direction - ANSWER ✓
Northwest
Understanding how people will react to being lost is important as it helps
searchers understand where they could potentially find clues. Peoples reaction to
being lost can - ANSWER ✓ Vary from person to person
, Attraction is what type of search tactic - ANSWER ✓ Indirect
The blank is the distance that the subject could have traveled in the time elapsed -
ANSWER ✓ The theoretical search area
Why do we search for Clues and not the subject - ANSWER ✓ Because there are
potentially thousands of clues
Finding the subjects backpack along a trail is what type of clue - ANSWER ✓
Physical
Professional rescuers have a "duty to act" this means that - ANSWER ✓ the
rescuer has a duty to act reasonably and within their scope of training.
Probability of Area (POA) multiplied by the Probability of Detection (POD) gives
you the probability of - ANSWER ✓ Success
start as soon as practical during opterations, start include a written plan for some
incidents, be verbal in some instances. - ANSWER ✓ Demobilization plans should
Assist in support function on a wilderness search and rescue operation but shall
not be deployed into the wilderness. - ANSWER ✓ NFPA 1670 states that
"Members of organizations at the awareness level shall be permitted to
US National Grid (USNG) is derived from - ANSWER ✓ Military Grid
Reference System (MGRS)
The ______ phase is ongoing and dynamic as new situational information is
received and interpreted. - ANSWER ✓ Planning and Strategy
Searchers require detailed subject information so that they can locate all the
potential clues left behind by a subject. This information is classified as -
ANSWER ✓ Searcher Data
Chapter 5 - What is the body's primary method of regulating its temperature -
ANSWER ✓ finely adjusting the flow of heated blood between its core (brain,
heart, lungs) and periphery (skin, arms and legs; generally blood is pushed to the
skin and extremities for cooling and shunted to the core to preserve heat
AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS||100%
GUARANTEED PASS||UPDATED
2026\2027 SYLLABUS||A+
GRADED||<<RECENT VERSION>>
What is the "CERT" program? - ANSWER ✓ Community Emergency Response
Team - a program that educates and trains people about disaster preparedness and
hazards that may impact a neighborhood or workplace.
A resource that analyzes the resource needs based on the incident objectives is? -
ANSWER ✓ Search management team
3 areas of water rescue include? - ANSWER ✓ -Tidal
-Lakes
-Swiftwater
What is the "CISM" and why is it considered a valuable resource? - ANSWER ✓
Critical Incident Stress Management - stress experienced by responders may have
debilitating effects. These teams give the responder an opportunity to debrief and
defuse.
List the "Seven Crucials of Search and Rescue"? - ANSWER ✓ -Search is an
emergency
-Maximize the probability of success in the minimum amount of time with the
right resources.
-Search is the classic mystery
-Search for clues and the subject
-Focus on aspects important to success
-Know if the subject has left the search area
-Use tight grid search as a last resort
,Probability of Success (POS)? - ANSWER ✓ probability of finding the search
object with a particular search tactic in a particular segment.
Probability of Detection (POD)? - ANSWER ✓ is the probability of being
detected in the segment being searched.
Probability of Area? (POA) - ANSWER ✓ is the probability of the subject or clue
being in a search segment.
POA x POD = POS? - ANSWER ✓ search theory equation - mathematical
approach to determining how best to find which we are searching for.
What is the Search Urgency Form? Why is it important? - ANSWER ✓ it helps
determine that a response is necessary and what level of response is required. The
form lists a series of behaviors that are ranked (1-4). The lower the number the
more urgent.
What is LKP? - ANSWER ✓ Last Known Point - Last known, verifiable location
of the subject.
What is the PLS? - ANSWER ✓ Point Last Seen - A point at which someone can
visually confirm the subject was seen.
What is Search Theory? (POA x POD = POS) - ANSWER ✓ A tool to help
allocate resources. A mathematical approach to determine how best to find which
we are searching for.
Why do searchers prioritize their search attention on clues and not just the
subject? - ANSWER ✓ There are a lot more clues than subjects.
The initial priority of all responders involved in the search incident is to _______
the _______ or _______ - ANSWER ✓ protect, point last seen or last known point
Clue awareness includes: - ANSWER ✓ detailed info that clues may provide to
the search effort. The awareness level separates the "untrained" from the "trained".
The definition of "sign" is? - ANSWER ✓ any evidence of change from a natural
state that is inflicted on an environment by a person or animal passage.
, List 3 variables of clue orientation? - ANSWER ✓ -The sensor (searcher)
-Clue generator (subject)
-The environment
List 4 categories of clues? - ANSWER ✓ -Physical
-Recorded
-Testimonial
-Analytical
Examples of factors that affect clue life scan? - ANSWER ✓ time, weather.
people, animals
Components of SAR include preplanning, notification, planning & strategy,
operations & tactics, suspension and - ANSWER ✓ Critique
By and large, trained Search Responders are provided by - ANSWER ✓ volunteer
organizations
US National Grid (USNG) is derived from - ANSWER ✓ Military Grid
Reference System (MGRS)
the lines of longitude are known as - ANSWER ✓ Meridians
Universal Transverse Mercator zone are numbered 1 -6- - ANSWER ✓ West to
East
Due to the potential criminal nature of a lost persons search, the person in charge
of the incident should be - ANSWER ✓ The law enforcement agency of that
jurisdiction
the heading of 315 degrees will have you heading what direction - ANSWER ✓
Northwest
Understanding how people will react to being lost is important as it helps
searchers understand where they could potentially find clues. Peoples reaction to
being lost can - ANSWER ✓ Vary from person to person
, Attraction is what type of search tactic - ANSWER ✓ Indirect
The blank is the distance that the subject could have traveled in the time elapsed -
ANSWER ✓ The theoretical search area
Why do we search for Clues and not the subject - ANSWER ✓ Because there are
potentially thousands of clues
Finding the subjects backpack along a trail is what type of clue - ANSWER ✓
Physical
Professional rescuers have a "duty to act" this means that - ANSWER ✓ the
rescuer has a duty to act reasonably and within their scope of training.
Probability of Area (POA) multiplied by the Probability of Detection (POD) gives
you the probability of - ANSWER ✓ Success
start as soon as practical during opterations, start include a written plan for some
incidents, be verbal in some instances. - ANSWER ✓ Demobilization plans should
Assist in support function on a wilderness search and rescue operation but shall
not be deployed into the wilderness. - ANSWER ✓ NFPA 1670 states that
"Members of organizations at the awareness level shall be permitted to
US National Grid (USNG) is derived from - ANSWER ✓ Military Grid
Reference System (MGRS)
The ______ phase is ongoing and dynamic as new situational information is
received and interpreted. - ANSWER ✓ Planning and Strategy
Searchers require detailed subject information so that they can locate all the
potential clues left behind by a subject. This information is classified as -
ANSWER ✓ Searcher Data
Chapter 5 - What is the body's primary method of regulating its temperature -
ANSWER ✓ finely adjusting the flow of heated blood between its core (brain,
heart, lungs) and periphery (skin, arms and legs; generally blood is pushed to the
skin and extremities for cooling and shunted to the core to preserve heat
