SAR Fundamental/Day 6 start up/Content Review

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  • Can you use triangulation if you are in a thick forest and can only see one peak in front of you?


  • How much time should you add to your journey for every 1000 feet (300m) that you go up?


  • What do you shout if you knock loose rocks that tumble down a slope?


  • Name two types of avalanches


  • Which parts of your body are most quick to suffer frostbite?




  • Do inexperienced searchers tend to over estimate, under estimate, or correctly estimate their POD?


  • What is the area outside the search area called?




  • Typically will Alzheimer sufferers know that they are lost?


  • List some of the people that may be contacted to get information on the lost person?




  • Who calls the shots if a weather warning (e.g. tornado) may come through a search area?


  • You have been called to help with a search.

    To whom do you first report when you arrive at the command post?


  • What should you do if a point of the briefing is not clear?


  • Who on the field team should participate in the briefing?




  • What is the primary responsibility of the Team Leader?


  • When is it okay not to follow directions from your team leader?




  • Personal tools