SAR Tech III Question and Answer
(2026/2027) | Updated Questions and
Correct Answers | A+ Verified
• Clues and evidence should be . CORRECT ANSWER: reported and processed
following AHJ SOGs and properly documented and secured in a food grade plastic
storage bag
• Smelling smoke from a campfire when looking for a pair of missing hikers or
finding a small toy during a search for a child are what type of clues? . CORRECT
ANSWER: Physical
• Who is responsible for establishing a "safety first" mindset during search
operations? . CORRECT ANSWER: The Safety Officer
• The National SAR Committee (NSARC) is responsible for coordinating and
improving federal involvment in civil search and rescue. Its member agencies
include the following agences: . CORRECT ANSWER: The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
The Department of Defence
The Department of Interior
Federal Communications Commission
The Department of Commerce
• The LPQ, maps, statistical data, weather reports, theoretical and search data are
considered . CORRECT ANSWER: Planning Data
, • Search planners use the subject behavioral profile for a number of reasons: .
CORRECT ANSWER: Determining search strategy
defining the search area
estimating resource needs
mapping the search area
briefing search teams
• A Search Urgency Form . CORRECT ANSWER: justifies the initial actions such as
performing additional investigation or calling out search resources
• POD Estimates, Map or Trail updates that might be needed, hazard areas not
included in the safety briefing, thoughts and impressions from the team members
. CORRECT ANSWER: A complete debriefing of a team when they return from a
task is critical to understanding how how well they were able to search their area.
A good debriefing should include all of the following.
• Notification of a search assignment to the search team, and notification of a
search assignment to the team members . CORRECT ANSWER: Notification of a
search is separated into the following categories
• Indirect . CORRECT ANSWER: a loose grid is what type of search tactic
• direct them to the agency having jurisdiction . CORRECT ANSWER: when
approached by the media, searchers should
• Local law enforcement and OEM . CORRECT ANSWER: search and Rescue
response at the local level is coordinated by
(2026/2027) | Updated Questions and
Correct Answers | A+ Verified
• Clues and evidence should be . CORRECT ANSWER: reported and processed
following AHJ SOGs and properly documented and secured in a food grade plastic
storage bag
• Smelling smoke from a campfire when looking for a pair of missing hikers or
finding a small toy during a search for a child are what type of clues? . CORRECT
ANSWER: Physical
• Who is responsible for establishing a "safety first" mindset during search
operations? . CORRECT ANSWER: The Safety Officer
• The National SAR Committee (NSARC) is responsible for coordinating and
improving federal involvment in civil search and rescue. Its member agencies
include the following agences: . CORRECT ANSWER: The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
The Department of Defence
The Department of Interior
Federal Communications Commission
The Department of Commerce
• The LPQ, maps, statistical data, weather reports, theoretical and search data are
considered . CORRECT ANSWER: Planning Data
, • Search planners use the subject behavioral profile for a number of reasons: .
CORRECT ANSWER: Determining search strategy
defining the search area
estimating resource needs
mapping the search area
briefing search teams
• A Search Urgency Form . CORRECT ANSWER: justifies the initial actions such as
performing additional investigation or calling out search resources
• POD Estimates, Map or Trail updates that might be needed, hazard areas not
included in the safety briefing, thoughts and impressions from the team members
. CORRECT ANSWER: A complete debriefing of a team when they return from a
task is critical to understanding how how well they were able to search their area.
A good debriefing should include all of the following.
• Notification of a search assignment to the search team, and notification of a
search assignment to the team members . CORRECT ANSWER: Notification of a
search is separated into the following categories
• Indirect . CORRECT ANSWER: a loose grid is what type of search tactic
• direct them to the agency having jurisdiction . CORRECT ANSWER: when
approached by the media, searchers should
• Local law enforcement and OEM . CORRECT ANSWER: search and Rescue
response at the local level is coordinated by
