SAR Tech III Question and Answer
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• What is the definition of Search? -✓✓ to identify and locate persons who are or
may become distressed or injured and are unable to return to a place of safety on
their own.
• What is the definition of Rescue? -✓✓ is the access, stabilize and evacuate
distressed or injured persons by whatever mean necessary, to ensure their timely
transfer to an appropriate care facility or to a familiar environment.
• List the components of SAR? -✓✓ -Pre-planning
-Notification
-Planning & Strategy
-Operation/Tactics
-Suspension
-Critique
• What is the definition of Tactic? -✓✓ is an action used to achieve an objective;
action resource used to find direction of travel, confine the search area, or attract
a subject.
• Define 4 core elements of the "LAST" acronym? -✓✓ -Locate
-Access
-Stabilize
, -Transport
• Preplanning is necessary because it provides? -✓✓ The SAR response ahead of
the time for the team and each member. There needs to be an understanding of
vulnerabilities and potential problems than can be foreseen. Team capabilities
what you can and can't do.
• What factors would require the suspension of a search? -✓✓ Lack of clues,
expenditure of all resources, external influences, financial resources, subject
located.
• What is the AFRCC and what is its function? -✓✓ Air Force Rescue Coordination
Center. Is the single agency responsible for coordinating inland federal SAR in the
48 states, Mexico and Canada. Mainly for downed aircrafts.
• What are the 6 expected qualities of a SAR responder? -✓✓ -Professional
-Competent
-Prepared
-Focused
-Trained
-Caring
• What are the benefits of holding a critique? -✓✓ Part of the SAR circle. First step
to update the pre-plan. Go over what worked and what didn't work. Why
something was done a certain way. What tactics were used. It may indicate
changes and new training opportunities.
(2026/2027) | Simplified Review Guide |
100% Verified Answers
• What is the definition of Search? -✓✓ to identify and locate persons who are or
may become distressed or injured and are unable to return to a place of safety on
their own.
• What is the definition of Rescue? -✓✓ is the access, stabilize and evacuate
distressed or injured persons by whatever mean necessary, to ensure their timely
transfer to an appropriate care facility or to a familiar environment.
• List the components of SAR? -✓✓ -Pre-planning
-Notification
-Planning & Strategy
-Operation/Tactics
-Suspension
-Critique
• What is the definition of Tactic? -✓✓ is an action used to achieve an objective;
action resource used to find direction of travel, confine the search area, or attract
a subject.
• Define 4 core elements of the "LAST" acronym? -✓✓ -Locate
-Access
-Stabilize
, -Transport
• Preplanning is necessary because it provides? -✓✓ The SAR response ahead of
the time for the team and each member. There needs to be an understanding of
vulnerabilities and potential problems than can be foreseen. Team capabilities
what you can and can't do.
• What factors would require the suspension of a search? -✓✓ Lack of clues,
expenditure of all resources, external influences, financial resources, subject
located.
• What is the AFRCC and what is its function? -✓✓ Air Force Rescue Coordination
Center. Is the single agency responsible for coordinating inland federal SAR in the
48 states, Mexico and Canada. Mainly for downed aircrafts.
• What are the 6 expected qualities of a SAR responder? -✓✓ -Professional
-Competent
-Prepared
-Focused
-Trained
-Caring
• What are the benefits of holding a critique? -✓✓ Part of the SAR circle. First step
to update the pre-plan. Go over what worked and what didn't work. Why
something was done a certain way. What tactics were used. It may indicate
changes and new training opportunities.
