QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● 1-2. Rescue can be defined as:.
Answer: D. the retrieval and initial care for a person in distress along
with their delivery to a place of safety.
●● 1-3. The three fundamental skills for search and rescue training are:.
Answer: C. search, rescue, and survival/support.
●● 1-4. The Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization
(PICAO) defines search and rescue as:.
Answer: A. the act of finding and returning to safety the survivors from
an emergency incident.
●● 1-5. T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue," stated
that SAR was essentially:.
Answer: B. a transportation problem.
●● 1-6. The National Association for Search and Rescue is:.
Answer: B. a not-for-profit membership organization of both paid and
unpaid SAR professionals.
,●● 1-7. The National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
developed the SAR TECH certification criteria in order to:.
Answer: A. evaluate three levels of search responder so that a
measurable level of capability could be available for incident
commanders.
●● 1-8. The Citizens Corps programs DO NOT include:.
Answer: D. SAR TECH Standards.
●● 1-9. The CERT course is offered by:.
Answer: C. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
●● 2-1. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and oversees
the:.
Answer: A. U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP).
●● 2-2. The federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR is the:.
Answer: C. U.S. Air Force.
●● 2-3. The U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) was
developed to:.
Answer: A. provide guidance to agencies for coordinating civil SAR
services to meet domestic and international commitments.
,●● 2-4. The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) is a
supplement to the:.
Answer: D. IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and Maritime Search
and Rescue) Manual.
●● 2-5. Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are designed for:.
Answer: C. aviation use.
●● 2-6. Cospas-Sarsat is:.
Answer: A. an international search and rescue system that uses satellites
to detect and locate emergency beacons.
●● 2-7. Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are designed for:.
Answer: D. use by individuals.
●● 2-8. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) are
designed for:.
Answer: B. maritime applications.
●● 2-9. A Local User Terminal (LUT):.
Answer: C. is the ground station that processes the signal from an
emergency beacon.
, ●● 2-10. The Mission Control Center (MCC):.
Answer: B. transmits an alert message to the appropriate Regional
Control Center (RCC).
●● 2-11. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is charged with:.
Answer: B. development of a National Response Plan (NRP).
●● 2-12. Outside of National Parks, domestic land SAR services are
often performed by:.
Answer: C. state and local authorities or SAR units.
●● 2-13. The operational capabilities of a FEMA Urban SAR Task Force
include:.
Answer: A. physical and technical search and rescue operations in
damaged collapsed structures.
●● 2-14. FEMA US&R teams generally perform:.
Answer: A. hazardous materials surveys and evaluations.
●● 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:.