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


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


  3. Is a GPS effective in a heavy blizzard?




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




  5. What is a sound sweep?


  6. What are the 3 heights for search zones?




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




  8. Describe a Type 4 search




  9. Name and describe the principal characteristic of the 5 types of active search techniques.




  10. How far apart are searchers in a type 3 search?




  11. Can pacing be practical when measuring distance?


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


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




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


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




  16. What is the minimum distance a latrine should be set up from a base camp?


  17. Should you drink water straight out of a stream?




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


  19. What is a SPOT?


  20. What direction should you point your antenna?




  21. Is recovering a body an urgent matter?


  22. Using a rope, what is the best way to cross a river?




  23. Name the three types of trained search dogs


  24. Name 4 different types of specialized vehicles used in SAR.




  25. Name two hazards in sewers.


  26. Name some hazards in an urban SAR setting.




  27. At what body temperature (degrees Celsius) is hypothermia considered severe?


  28. What is the number one killer outdoors?




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