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SAR Tech II FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
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Search can be defined as:
A. the location of persons in distress.
B. the retrieval of persons in distress.
C. the location and retrieval of persons in distress.
D. helping persons in distress. .......Answer.........A. the location of
persons in distress.
Rescue can be defined as:
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A. the location of persons in distress.
B. helping persons in distress.
C. delivering persons in distress to a place of safety.
D. the retrieval and initial care for a person in distress along
with their delivery to a place of safety. .......Answer.........D. the
retrieval and initial care for a person in distress along with their
delivery to a place of safety.
The three fundamental skills for search and rescue training are:
A. search, rescue, and recovery.
B. search, ICS training, and rescue.
C. search, rescue, and survival/support.
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D. search, rescue, and improvisation. .......Answer.........C. search,
rescue, and survival/support.
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.
B. the location of persons in distress.
C. helping persons in distress.
D. a rescue problem. .......Answer.........A. the act of finding and
returning to safety the survivors from an emergency incident.
T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue," stated
that SAR was essentially:
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A. a rescue problem.
B. a transportation problem.
C. a retrieval operation.
D. a search operation. .......Answer.........B. a transportation
problem
The National Association for Search and Rescue is:
A. a for-profit organization composed of paid search and
rescue personnel.
B. a not-for-profit membership organization of both paid and
unpaid SAR professionals.
C. part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
SAR Tech II FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED
PASS <RECENT VERSION>
Search can be defined as:
A. the location of persons in distress.
B. the retrieval of persons in distress.
C. the location and retrieval of persons in distress.
D. helping persons in distress. .......Answer.........A. the location of
persons in distress.
Rescue can be defined as:
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A. the location of persons in distress.
B. helping persons in distress.
C. delivering persons in distress to a place of safety.
D. the retrieval and initial care for a person in distress along
with their delivery to a place of safety. .......Answer.........D. the
retrieval and initial care for a person in distress along with their
delivery to a place of safety.
The three fundamental skills for search and rescue training are:
A. search, rescue, and recovery.
B. search, ICS training, and rescue.
C. search, rescue, and survival/support.
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D. search, rescue, and improvisation. .......Answer.........C. search,
rescue, and survival/support.
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.
B. the location of persons in distress.
C. helping persons in distress.
D. a rescue problem. .......Answer.........A. the act of finding and
returning to safety the survivors from an emergency incident.
T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue," stated
that SAR was essentially:
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A. a rescue problem.
B. a transportation problem.
C. a retrieval operation.
D. a search operation. .......Answer.........B. a transportation
problem
The National Association for Search and Rescue is:
A. a for-profit organization composed of paid search and
rescue personnel.
B. a not-for-profit membership organization of both paid and
unpaid SAR professionals.
C. part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
