SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review
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- Will a GPS work well in heavy fog?
- What does declination mean?
- How accurate (in meters) is a GPS with and without WAAS?
- If you wanted as close to 100% POD as possible, what type of search would you use?
- What does a confinement team do?
- What is a search cube?
- What additional considerations are involved in a night search?
- When performing a Widely-Spaced Sound Sweep, how far apart are the searchers?
- What are the 5 basic categories of clues? Give an example of each.
- Can pacing be practical when measuring distance?
- In a survival situation, which of the necessities of life should be
a person's highest priority?
- What is the body's normal temperature?
- What is the inner layer of clothing used for
- What are 5 mechanisms by which your body looses heat?
- Should you drink water straight out of a stream?
- What can you potentially get from untreated water?
- How can you determine how far away lightening is?
- Many things in your first aid kit can be improvised using other materials. Name something that can't be improvised.
- What is the first sign of hypothermia?
- Using a rope, what is the best way to cross a river?
- True or False? The narrowest part of a river or stream is usually the best place to cross.
- What are some problems with gadgets and gizmos in SAR?
- What are the drawbacks of battery powered devices?
- When conducting a search of a building why must each floor be secured?
- How are multistory buildings searched?
- What direction should you point your antenna?
- What is the proper radio term for "end of transmission. I expect a reply"?
