NASAR SARTECH II COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 SOLVED SET VERIFIED
◉ rescue. Answer: an operation to retrieve persons in distress
provide for their initial medical or other needs and deliver them to a
place of safety
◉ 3 basic categories of search and rescue skills training. Answer:
search, rescue, survival/support
◉ Describe course offerings of the US National Search and Rescue
School. Answer: oceanic, costal, and inland search planning
leadership procedures. Land and air searches (wilderness)
◉ List organizations involved in developing standards and
regulations. Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), ASTM
International, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE),
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
◉ National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
characteristics. Answer: national level education and certification
for SAR responders and teams
,◉ Mountain Rescue Association characteristics. Answer: mountain
search and rescue techniques
◉ Civil Air Patrol (CAP) characteristics. Answer: youth cadet
program, development of air search, provide transportation (US Air
Force)
◉ US Coast Guard Auxiliary characteristics. Answer: volunteer boats
and aircrafts for sar
◉ USA Freedom Corps characteristics. Answer: created after 9/11 to
protect and support local responders, raises service opportunities
◉ Citizen Corps characteristics. Answer: answer questions and
coordinate volunteer activities to prepare for emergency situations
(FEMA and USA Freedom Corps)
◉ Community Emergency Response Teams characteristics. Answer:
incase first responders do not arrive on time, citizens can assist,
citizens are trained and organized
◉ International SAR organizations and describe their roles in search
and rescue. Answer: Alpine Rescue (mountain SAR), International
Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (promotes growth and
,protection of mountaineering and climbing), International Search
and Rescue Advisory Group (urban SAR/structural collapse issues)
◉ 5 International Stages of SAR. Answer: Preplanning
Awareness
Planning
Operations
Conclusion
◉ awareness. Answer: info that someone needs assistance which
can be an indication of action needed
Initial action: evaluate and gain more info (uncertainty, alert, and
distress)
◉ conclusion. Answer: determined that no one is in distress, nothing
was found or the search is concluded, all resources are notified the
mission is concluded
◉ planning. Answer: planning is critical to the success, location and
situation for searching
◉ operations. Answer: locate, access, stabilize, and transport
, ◉ 4 Phases (LAST). Answer: Locate
Access
Stabilize
Transport
◉ Locate. Answer: find an address to an extended search for a lost
person
◉ Access. Answer: search is over, gain access and treat injuries,
planning should be complete and carried out
◉ Stabilize. Answer: physical, medical, and emotional, scene safety,
situation must be stabilized. First is medical management (exams,
life support), next is emotional support and keeping the victim calm
so the rescuers and subject do not get hurt.
◉ Transport. Answer: stabilized subject must continue to be
assessed and stable throughout transportation, from walking on foot
to helicopter transport (inform the subject what to expect)
◉ Role of US National SAR Committee and its 2 Documents. Answer:
responsible for the US National SAR Plan and the US National SAR
Supplement to the IAMSAR Manual
SCRIPT 2026 SOLVED SET VERIFIED
◉ rescue. Answer: an operation to retrieve persons in distress
provide for their initial medical or other needs and deliver them to a
place of safety
◉ 3 basic categories of search and rescue skills training. Answer:
search, rescue, survival/support
◉ Describe course offerings of the US National Search and Rescue
School. Answer: oceanic, costal, and inland search planning
leadership procedures. Land and air searches (wilderness)
◉ List organizations involved in developing standards and
regulations. Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), ASTM
International, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE),
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
◉ National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
characteristics. Answer: national level education and certification
for SAR responders and teams
,◉ Mountain Rescue Association characteristics. Answer: mountain
search and rescue techniques
◉ Civil Air Patrol (CAP) characteristics. Answer: youth cadet
program, development of air search, provide transportation (US Air
Force)
◉ US Coast Guard Auxiliary characteristics. Answer: volunteer boats
and aircrafts for sar
◉ USA Freedom Corps characteristics. Answer: created after 9/11 to
protect and support local responders, raises service opportunities
◉ Citizen Corps characteristics. Answer: answer questions and
coordinate volunteer activities to prepare for emergency situations
(FEMA and USA Freedom Corps)
◉ Community Emergency Response Teams characteristics. Answer:
incase first responders do not arrive on time, citizens can assist,
citizens are trained and organized
◉ International SAR organizations and describe their roles in search
and rescue. Answer: Alpine Rescue (mountain SAR), International
Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (promotes growth and
,protection of mountaineering and climbing), International Search
and Rescue Advisory Group (urban SAR/structural collapse issues)
◉ 5 International Stages of SAR. Answer: Preplanning
Awareness
Planning
Operations
Conclusion
◉ awareness. Answer: info that someone needs assistance which
can be an indication of action needed
Initial action: evaluate and gain more info (uncertainty, alert, and
distress)
◉ conclusion. Answer: determined that no one is in distress, nothing
was found or the search is concluded, all resources are notified the
mission is concluded
◉ planning. Answer: planning is critical to the success, location and
situation for searching
◉ operations. Answer: locate, access, stabilize, and transport
, ◉ 4 Phases (LAST). Answer: Locate
Access
Stabilize
Transport
◉ Locate. Answer: find an address to an extended search for a lost
person
◉ Access. Answer: search is over, gain access and treat injuries,
planning should be complete and carried out
◉ Stabilize. Answer: physical, medical, and emotional, scene safety,
situation must be stabilized. First is medical management (exams,
life support), next is emotional support and keeping the victim calm
so the rescuers and subject do not get hurt.
◉ Transport. Answer: stabilized subject must continue to be
assessed and stable throughout transportation, from walking on foot
to helicopter transport (inform the subject what to expect)
◉ Role of US National SAR Committee and its 2 Documents. Answer:
responsible for the US National SAR Plan and the US National SAR
Supplement to the IAMSAR Manual
