SAR (Search and Rescue Certification Test Practice.)
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SAR
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SAR
1-1. Search can be defined as: - Answer- A. the location of persons in distress.
1-2. Rescue can be defined as: - Answer- D. the retrieval and initial care for a person in distress along with their delivery to a place of safety.
1-3. The three fundamental skills for search and rescue training...
SAR (SEARCH AND RESCUE CERTIFICATION TEST PRACTICE.)
1-1. Search can be defined as: - Answer- A. the location of persons in distress.
1-2. Rescue can be defined as: - Answer- D. the retrieval and initial care for a person in distress along with their delivery to a place of safety.
1-3. The three fundamental skills for search and rescue training are: - Answer- C. search, rescue, and survival/support.
1-4. The Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (PICAO) defines search and rescue as: - Answer- A. the act of finding and returning to safety the survivors from an emergency incident.
1-5. T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue," stated that SAR was essentially: - Answer- B. a transportation problem.
1-6. The National Association for Search and Rescue is: - Answer- B. a not-for-profit membership organization of both paid and unpaid SAR professionals.
1-7. The National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) developed the SAR TECH certification criteria in order to: - Answer- A. evaluate three levels of search responder so that a measurable level of capability could be available for incident commanders.
1-8. The Citizens Corps programs DO NOT include: - Answer- D. SAR TECH Standards.
1-9. The CERT course is offered by: - Answer- C. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
2-1. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and oversees the: - Answer- A. U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP).
2-2. The federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR is the: - Answer- C. U.S. Air Force.
2-3. The U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) was developed to: - Answer- A. provide guidance to agencies for coordinating civil SAR services to meet domestic and international commitments.
2-4. The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) is a supplement to the: - Answer- D. IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue) Manual. 2-5. Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are designed for: - Answer- C. aviation use.
2-6. Cospas-Sarsat is: - Answer- A. an international search and rescue system that uses satellites to detect and locate emergency beacons.
2-7. Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are designed for: - Answer- D. use by individuals.
2-8. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) are designed for: - Answer- B. maritime applications.
2-9. A Local User Terminal (LUT): - Answer- C. is the ground station that processes the signal from an emergency beacon.
2-10. The Mission Control Center (MCC): - Answer- B. transmits an alert message to the appropriate Regional Control Center (RCC).
2-11. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is charged with: - Answer- B. development of a National Response Plan (NRP).
2-12. Outside of National Parks, domestic land SAR services are often performed by: - Answer- C. state and local authorities or SAR units.
2-13. The operational capabilities of a FEMA Urban SAR Task Force include: - Answer- A. physical and technical search and rescue operations in damaged collapsed structures.
2-14. FEMA US&R teams generally perform: - Answer- A. hazardous materials surveys and evaluations.
2-15. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, one of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert is activated is: - Answer- B. law enforcement believes the child in danger of serious bodily harm or death.
2-16. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, one of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert is activated is: - Answer- B. law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted.
2-17. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, one of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert is activated is: - Answer- A. there is enough descriptive information available to believe and immediate broadcast alert will help.
2-18. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, if you believe your child is missing you should: - Answer- B. call law enforcement immediately. 3-1. Which ICS function approves the ordering of additional resources? - Answer- D. Command
3-2. The planning section: - Answer- C. maintains and displays situation status.
3-3. Which ICS function provides treatment of injured SAR workers? - Answer- C. Logistics
3-4. The standardization of job titles in ICS: - Answer- B. identifies to which level of the ICS organization a person is assigned.
3-5. The type of a resource relates to: - Answer- B. the level of skill and capability of a resource.
3-6. In multi-agency and multiple jurisdiction incidents, how many Incident Commands may there be? - Answer- D. one
3-7. The five primary ICS management functions are: - Answer- A. Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance
3-8. In an incident with many kinds of resources, how many incident bases may be established? - Answer- D. one
3-9. An Incident Action Plan: - Answer- A. provides specific tactical direction for a designated operational period.
3-10. Strike Team requirements include: - Answer- D. all of the above. (A. the same kind and type of resources, B. common communications, C. a leader.
3-11. Task Force requirements include: - Answer- B. different kinds and types of resources.
3-12. An available resource's reporting location, time, and likely length of mission is found in: - Answer- C. Incident Assignments Lists.
3-13. Check-in may occur at: - Answer- D. all of the above. (A. staging areas, B. incident base, C. camps.)
3-14. The Incident Command System refers to: - Answer- A. an on-scene incident management model.
3-15. The Resource Unit Leader reports to: - Answer- A. the Planning Section Chief.
3-16. Common terminology should always be used in the ICS for: - Answer- D. all of the
above. (A. resources, B. position titles, C. resources and facilities.)
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