SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review
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- 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.
- 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?
- After how much time does quality of searching begin to wane for an individual?
- How many active search techniques are there for searching by foot?
- Can pacing be practical when measuring distance?
- What is your best survival tool?
- What are 3 major contributors to loss of water in the body for SAR workers?
- 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?
- Name 4 of the "umbles" that are warnings of possible hypothermia.
- What are the 3 system in the body affected by hypothermia?
- True or False? The narrowest part of a river or stream is usually the best place to cross.
- What are some basic pieces of equipment used by SAR responders in
a water search?
- What are the drawbacks of battery powered devices?
- What is the different between a tracking dog and an air scenting dog?
- When conducting a search of a building why must each floor be secured?
- How are multistory buildings searched?
- 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
