NASAR SARTECH II EXAM STUDY SET WITH 100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS!!! ALREADY GRADED A+
search - (ANSWER)an operation using available personnel and facilities to locate persons in distress
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)
,NASAR SARTECH II EXAM STUDY SET WITH 100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS!!! ALREADY GRADED A+
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
, NASAR SARTECH II EXAM STUDY SET WITH 100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS!!! ALREADY GRADED A+
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
COSPAS-SARSAT System and Roles of 3 Major Types of Distress Beacons - (ANSWER)international
humanitarian SAR system that uses satellites to detect and locate emergency beacons carried by ships,
aircraft, and individuals. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) for navy/water use,
Emergency Locator Transmissions (ELTs) for air use, and Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) for individuals
and land-based application
Federal SAR Coordinators for US and Regions of Responsibility - (ANSWER)land SAR- US Air Force,
maintains a recue coordination center in Florida. The region of responsibility is to establish and provide
SAR services and ensure that planning for these services is properly coordinated
US National SAR Supplement to the IAMSAR Manual and 2 Current US Addendums - (ANSWER)provides
guidance to federal agencies concerning implementation of the NSP. Land SAR Addendum is to provision
of civil SAR services for persons in distress or missing in the US on land or in an aircraft. Catastrophic
Incident SAR Addendum is to provide guidance for SAR operations during catastrophic incidents and
strategy.
Purposes of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework
(NRF) - (ANSWER)NIMS provides a systematic, proactive approach to guide departments and agencies at
SOLUTIONS!!! ALREADY GRADED A+
search - (ANSWER)an operation using available personnel and facilities to locate persons in distress
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)
,NASAR SARTECH II EXAM STUDY SET WITH 100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS!!! ALREADY GRADED A+
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
, NASAR SARTECH II EXAM STUDY SET WITH 100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS!!! ALREADY GRADED A+
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
COSPAS-SARSAT System and Roles of 3 Major Types of Distress Beacons - (ANSWER)international
humanitarian SAR system that uses satellites to detect and locate emergency beacons carried by ships,
aircraft, and individuals. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) for navy/water use,
Emergency Locator Transmissions (ELTs) for air use, and Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) for individuals
and land-based application
Federal SAR Coordinators for US and Regions of Responsibility - (ANSWER)land SAR- US Air Force,
maintains a recue coordination center in Florida. The region of responsibility is to establish and provide
SAR services and ensure that planning for these services is properly coordinated
US National SAR Supplement to the IAMSAR Manual and 2 Current US Addendums - (ANSWER)provides
guidance to federal agencies concerning implementation of the NSP. Land SAR Addendum is to provision
of civil SAR services for persons in distress or missing in the US on land or in an aircraft. Catastrophic
Incident SAR Addendum is to provide guidance for SAR operations during catastrophic incidents and
strategy.
Purposes of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework
(NRF) - (ANSWER)NIMS provides a systematic, proactive approach to guide departments and agencies at
