SAR (Search and Rescue Certification Test
Practice.) Exam|270 Q’s and A’s
1-1. Search can be defined as: - -A. the location of persons in distress.
- 1-2. Rescue can be defined as: - -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: - -C.
search, rescue, and survival/support.
- 1-4. 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.
- 1-5. T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue," stated that
SAR was essentially: - -B. a transportation problem.
- 1-6. The National Association for Search and Rescue is: - -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: - -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: - -D. SAR TECH
Standards.
- 1-9. The CERT course is offered by: - -C. Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA).
- 2-1. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and oversees the: - -
A. U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP).
- 2-2. The federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR is the: - -C. U.S. Air
Force.
- 2-3. 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.
- 2-4. The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) is a supplement to
the: - -D. IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and
Rescue) Manual.
, - 2-5. Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are designed for: - -C. aviation
use.
- 2-6. Cospas-Sarsat is: - -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: - -D. use by
individuals.
- 2-8. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) are designed
for: - -B. maritime applications.
- 2-9. A Local User Terminal (LUT): - -C. is the ground station that processes
the signal from an emergency beacon.
- 2-10. The Mission Control Center (MCC): - -B. transmits an alert message
to the appropriate Regional Control Center (RCC).
- 2-11. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is charged with: - -B.
development of a National Response Plan (NRP).
- 2-12. Outside of National Parks, domestic land SAR services are often
performed by: - -C. state and local authorities or SAR units.
- 2-13. The operational capabilities of a FEMA Urban SAR Task Force include:
- -A. physical and technical search and rescue operations in damaged
collapsed structures.
- 2-14. FEMA US&R teams generally perform: - -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: -
-B. law enforcement believes the child in danger of serious bodily harm or
death.
- 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: -
-B. law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted.
- 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: -
-A. there is enough descriptive information available to believe and
immediate broadcast alert will help.
, - 2-18. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, if
you believe your child is missing you should: - -B. call law enforcement
immediately.
- 3-1. Which ICS function approves the ordering of additional resources? - -
D. Command
- 3-2. The planning section: - -C. maintains and displays situation status.
- 3-3. Which ICS function provides treatment of injured SAR workers? - -C.
Logistics
- 3-4. The standardization of job titles in ICS: - -B. identifies to which level of
the ICS organization a person is assigned.
- 3-5. The type of a resource relates to: - -B. the level of skill and capability
of a resource.
- 3-6. In multi-agency and multiple jurisdiction incidents, how many Incident
Commands may there be? - -D. one
- 3-7. The five primary ICS management functions are: - -A. Command,
Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance
- 3-8. In an incident with many kinds of resources, how many incident bases
may be established? - -D. one
- 3-9. An Incident Action Plan: - -A. provides specific tactical direction for a
designated operational period.
- 3-10. Strike Team requirements include: - -D. all of the above. (A. the
same kind and type of resources, B. common communications, C. a leader.
- 3-11. Task Force requirements include: - -B. different kinds and types of
resources.
- 3-12. An available resource's reporting location, time, and likely length of
mission is found in: - -C. Incident Assignments Lists.
- 3-13. Check-in may occur at: - -D. all of the above. (A. staging areas, B.
incident base, C. camps.)
- 3-14. The Incident Command System refers to: - -A. an on-scene incident
management model.
- 3-15. The Resource Unit Leader reports to: - -A. the Planning Section Chief.
Practice.) Exam|270 Q’s and A’s
1-1. Search can be defined as: - -A. the location of persons in distress.
- 1-2. Rescue can be defined as: - -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: - -C.
search, rescue, and survival/support.
- 1-4. 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.
- 1-5. T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue," stated that
SAR was essentially: - -B. a transportation problem.
- 1-6. The National Association for Search and Rescue is: - -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: - -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: - -D. SAR TECH
Standards.
- 1-9. The CERT course is offered by: - -C. Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA).
- 2-1. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and oversees the: - -
A. U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP).
- 2-2. The federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR is the: - -C. U.S. Air
Force.
- 2-3. 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.
- 2-4. The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) is a supplement to
the: - -D. IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and
Rescue) Manual.
, - 2-5. Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are designed for: - -C. aviation
use.
- 2-6. Cospas-Sarsat is: - -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: - -D. use by
individuals.
- 2-8. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) are designed
for: - -B. maritime applications.
- 2-9. A Local User Terminal (LUT): - -C. is the ground station that processes
the signal from an emergency beacon.
- 2-10. The Mission Control Center (MCC): - -B. transmits an alert message
to the appropriate Regional Control Center (RCC).
- 2-11. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is charged with: - -B.
development of a National Response Plan (NRP).
- 2-12. Outside of National Parks, domestic land SAR services are often
performed by: - -C. state and local authorities or SAR units.
- 2-13. The operational capabilities of a FEMA Urban SAR Task Force include:
- -A. physical and technical search and rescue operations in damaged
collapsed structures.
- 2-14. FEMA US&R teams generally perform: - -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: -
-B. law enforcement believes the child in danger of serious bodily harm or
death.
- 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: -
-B. law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted.
- 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: -
-A. there is enough descriptive information available to believe and
immediate broadcast alert will help.
, - 2-18. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, if
you believe your child is missing you should: - -B. call law enforcement
immediately.
- 3-1. Which ICS function approves the ordering of additional resources? - -
D. Command
- 3-2. The planning section: - -C. maintains and displays situation status.
- 3-3. Which ICS function provides treatment of injured SAR workers? - -C.
Logistics
- 3-4. The standardization of job titles in ICS: - -B. identifies to which level of
the ICS organization a person is assigned.
- 3-5. The type of a resource relates to: - -B. the level of skill and capability
of a resource.
- 3-6. In multi-agency and multiple jurisdiction incidents, how many Incident
Commands may there be? - -D. one
- 3-7. The five primary ICS management functions are: - -A. Command,
Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance
- 3-8. In an incident with many kinds of resources, how many incident bases
may be established? - -D. one
- 3-9. An Incident Action Plan: - -A. provides specific tactical direction for a
designated operational period.
- 3-10. Strike Team requirements include: - -D. all of the above. (A. the
same kind and type of resources, B. common communications, C. a leader.
- 3-11. Task Force requirements include: - -B. different kinds and types of
resources.
- 3-12. An available resource's reporting location, time, and likely length of
mission is found in: - -C. Incident Assignments Lists.
- 3-13. Check-in may occur at: - -D. all of the above. (A. staging areas, B.
incident base, C. camps.)
- 3-14. The Incident Command System refers to: - -A. an on-scene incident
management model.
- 3-15. The Resource Unit Leader reports to: - -A. the Planning Section Chief.
