SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review

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


  2. What four instruments are effective used for foot navigation in the wilderness?


  3. The difference between true north and magnetic north is known as?




  4. Will a GPS work well in heavy fog?




  5. What is a search cube?


  6. What additional considerations are involved in a night search?




  7. When performing a Widely-Spaced Sound Sweep, how far apart are the searchers?




  8. What are the 5 basic categories of clues? Give an example of each.




  9. What is a sound sweep?




  10. What are the 3 heights for search zones?




  11. Can pacing be practical when measuring distance?


  12. What are the 5 mechanisms of body heat loss?


  13. What are the 3 phases for emergency survival?




  14. True or False? Down keeps most of its insulation value when wet.


  15. The rate of heat transfer through clothing depends on three

    factors. What are they?


  16. How deep should a "cat hole" be?


  17. What is the minimum distance a latrine should be set up from a base camp?




  18. Name some do's and don't's when dealing with wildlife.


  19. What is the spoken word for distress in radio communications?


  20. What is a SPOT?




  21. What are some basic pieces of equipment used by SAR responders in a water search?


  22. What do you do to your pack before crossing a stream or river?




  23. Name 4 different types of specialized vehicles used in SAR.


  24. What does PLB stand for? What does it do?




  25. What is the 300-meter rule?


  26. True or False? A searcher can enter a person's yard without permission.




  27. What is the number one killer outdoors?


  28. Name the 3 degrees of freezing injuries.




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