SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review
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- When do you finish gathering background information about the lost subject?
- Will a GPS work well in heavy fog?
- What does declination mean?
- How accurate (in meters) is a GPS with and without WAAS?
- If you wanted as close to 100% POD as possible, what type of search would you use?
- What does a confinement team do?
- What is a search cube?
- What additional considerations are involved in a night search?
- 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.
- 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?
- What is the inner layer of clothing used for
- What are 5 mechanisms by which your body looses heat?
- What is the disadvantage of chemically treating water?
- What is a "cat hole" used for?
- How can you determine how far away lightening is?
- How do pronounce you these numbers on the radio? 3 4 5 9
- Which call sign is said first - your station or the station you're calling?
- Using a rope, what is the best way to cross a river?
- True or False? The narrowest part of a river or stream is usually the best place to cross.
- What is the different between a tracking dog and an air scenting dog?
- Name the three types of trained search dogs
- 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 do the 3 W's stand for in risk for hypothermia?
- What are some aggravating factors that can contribute to hypothermia?
