SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review

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


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


  • Is a GPS effective in a heavy blizzard?




  • Name 4 different types of instruments used to help navigate for ground SAR.




  • 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.




  • What is a sound sweep?




  • What are the 3 heights for search zones?




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




  • Describe a Type 4 search




  • Can pacing be practical when measuring distance?


  • Why is it important for SAR workers to be in good physical and mental condition?


  • The ability to critically self-reflect is an important element of survival? True or False.




  • What percent of you body heat do you lose from your head?


  • What are the layers in layered clothing? What does each layer do?




  • Name the 4 ways to obtain potable water in the field?


  • What is the disadvantage of chemically treating water?




  • What are a few things do's and don't if you encounter a bear?


  • How do you say a large number like "75" on the radio?


  • How do pronounce you these numbers on the radio? 3 4 5 9




  • Why are water searches considered high urgency?


  • Name some safety guidelines for a search near water?




  • What are the drawbacks of battery powered devices?


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




  • Name two hazards in sewers.


  • Name some hazards in an urban SAR setting.




  • Name 4 of the "umbles" that are warnings of possible hypothermia.


  • What are the 3 system in the body affected by hypothermia?