SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review
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- Is a GPS effective in a heavy blizzard?
- Name 4 different types of instruments used to help navigate for ground SAR.
- Can you use a South American compass in North America?
- 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
- Name and describe the principal characteristic of the 5 types of active search techniques.
- Can pacing be practical when measuring distance?
- What are the components of physical conditioning? (hint: SAFE)
- In a survival situation, which of the necessities of life should be
a person's highest priority?
- What are the layers in layered clothing? What does each layer do?
- Does cotton work well for cold wet weather?
- Name the 4 ways to obtain potable water in the field?
- What is the disadvantage of chemically treating water?
- How thick must ice be for a vehicle to drive on it?
- At what temperature does shivering stop.
- What are your muscles doing in
- mild hypothermia?
- severe hypothermia?
- Name some safety guidelines for a search near water?
- Is recovering a body an urgent matter?
- Name the three types of trained search dogs
- Name 4 different types of specialized vehicles used in SAR.
- True or False? A searcher can enter a person's yard without permission.
- When conducting a search of a building why must each floor be secured?
- 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
