SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review

From PCSAR

Jump to: navigation, search

Student Name:


Date:




  1. When do you finish gathering background information about the lost subject?


  2. Will a GPS work well in heavy fog?


  3. What does declination mean?




  4. How accurate (in meters) is a GPS with and without WAAS?




  5. What are the two categories of search techniques? Give an example of both.


  6. Describe a Type 4 search




  7. Name and describe the principal characteristic of the 5 types of active search techniques.




  8. How far apart are searchers in a type 3 search?




  9. After how much time does quality of searching begin to wane for an individual?




  10. How many active search techniques are there for searching by foot?




  11. Can pacing be practical when measuring distance?


  12. In a survival situation, which of the necessities of life should be a person's highest priority?


  13. What is the body's normal temperature?




  14. What is the inner layer of clothing used for


  15. What are 5 mechanisms by which your body looses heat?




  16. How can chemically poisoned water be made safe to drink?


  17. Why is it important to stay well hydrated?




  18. How can you determine how far away lightening is?


  19. What does the word "repeat" mean on the radio? How do you ask someone to repeat their last transmission?


  20. What phrase on the radio indicates an urgent safety message, but not an emergency?




  21. True or False? The narrowest part of a river or stream is usually the best place to cross.


  22. What are some basic pieces of equipment used by SAR responders in

    a water search?


  23. What are the drawbacks of battery powered devices?


  24. What is the different between a tracking dog and an air scenting dog?




  25. When conducting a search of a building why must each floor be secured?


  26. How are multistory buildings searched?




  27. Do you rub (massage) a frost-bit limb? Why?


  28. What is hypothermia?




Personal tools