SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review
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- When do you finish gathering background information about the lost subject?
- What four instruments are effective used for foot navigation in the wilderness?
- The difference between true north and magnetic north is known as?
- Will a GPS work well in heavy fog?
- 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
- Name and describe the principal characteristic of the 5 types of active search techniques.
- How far apart are searchers in a type 3 search?
- Can pacing be practical when measuring distance?
- What are the 6 necessities of life?
- Why is it important for SAR workers to admit their physical limits?
- True or False? Down keeps most of its insulation value when wet.
- The rate of heat transfer through clothing depends on three
factors. What are they?
- How deep should a "cat hole" be?
- What is the minimum distance a latrine should be set up from a base camp?
- Name some do's and don't's when dealing with wildlife.
- What is the spoken word for distress in radio communications?
- What is a SPOT?
- Is recovering a body an urgent matter?
- Using a rope, what is the best way to cross a river?
- What are the two most common animals used in SAR?
- What are the benefits of LED lights over older forms of lighting?
- What is the next step after completing the search of a floor of a building?
- When searching for a child in an urban setting, how should the residence be treated?
- What is the number one killer outdoors?
- Name the 3 degrees of freezing injuries.
