SARTECH IV / SAR AWARE
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS WITH
PROPER SOLUTIONS
1. The SAR acronym L.A.S.T. stands for (pick the four correct words):
Correct Answer - Locate, Access, Stabilize, Transport
2. Professional rescuers have a "duty to act". This means:
Correct Answer - Once they respond to an emergency, they are legally
obligated to provide care within their scope of training.
3. Attraction is what type of search tactic?
Correct Answer - Indirect/Passive Tactics
4. List three common SAR resources:
Correct Answer - Ground search teams, air assets, canine teams
5. Components of SAR include preplanning, notification, planning & strategy,
operations & tactics, suspension and:
Correct Answer - Demobilization/post-incident review
6. What is the cardinal direction you will head if you walk from Matty Price Hill to
the southern end of MacMillan Reservoir? (Assume map orientation: Matty Price
Hill is north of the reservoir)
Correct Answer - South
7. Preplanning is the process of preparing for a SAR response in advance. It
includes (check all that apply):
, Correct Answer - Resource inventories, mutual aid agreements, hazard
identification, training schedules
8. Air scent canines work by:
Correct Answer - Detecting any human scent in a given area, working off-leash
and quartering across the wind
9. A trailing/tracking canine works by:
Correct Answer - Following a specific person’s scent from a known article or
last known point
10. A hasty search is what type of tactic?
Correct Answer - Initial, rapid search of high-probability areas
11. Probability of Area (POA) multiplied by Probability of Detection (POD) gives
you the probability of:
Correct Answer - Success (POS)
12. Which federal agency typically coordinates inland SAR in the United States?
Correct Answer - The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC)
13. The Incident Command System (ICS) position responsible for overall
management of a SAR incident is the:
Correct Answer - Incident Commander (IC)
14. A “clue” in SAR is defined as:
Correct Answer - Any item or sign that indicates the subject’s presence or
direction of travel
15. The term “PLB” in SAR stands for:
Correct Answer - Personal Locator Beacon
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS WITH
PROPER SOLUTIONS
1. The SAR acronym L.A.S.T. stands for (pick the four correct words):
Correct Answer - Locate, Access, Stabilize, Transport
2. Professional rescuers have a "duty to act". This means:
Correct Answer - Once they respond to an emergency, they are legally
obligated to provide care within their scope of training.
3. Attraction is what type of search tactic?
Correct Answer - Indirect/Passive Tactics
4. List three common SAR resources:
Correct Answer - Ground search teams, air assets, canine teams
5. Components of SAR include preplanning, notification, planning & strategy,
operations & tactics, suspension and:
Correct Answer - Demobilization/post-incident review
6. What is the cardinal direction you will head if you walk from Matty Price Hill to
the southern end of MacMillan Reservoir? (Assume map orientation: Matty Price
Hill is north of the reservoir)
Correct Answer - South
7. Preplanning is the process of preparing for a SAR response in advance. It
includes (check all that apply):
, Correct Answer - Resource inventories, mutual aid agreements, hazard
identification, training schedules
8. Air scent canines work by:
Correct Answer - Detecting any human scent in a given area, working off-leash
and quartering across the wind
9. A trailing/tracking canine works by:
Correct Answer - Following a specific person’s scent from a known article or
last known point
10. A hasty search is what type of tactic?
Correct Answer - Initial, rapid search of high-probability areas
11. Probability of Area (POA) multiplied by Probability of Detection (POD) gives
you the probability of:
Correct Answer - Success (POS)
12. Which federal agency typically coordinates inland SAR in the United States?
Correct Answer - The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC)
13. The Incident Command System (ICS) position responsible for overall
management of a SAR incident is the:
Correct Answer - Incident Commander (IC)
14. A “clue” in SAR is defined as:
Correct Answer - Any item or sign that indicates the subject’s presence or
direction of travel
15. The term “PLB” in SAR stands for:
Correct Answer - Personal Locator Beacon
