SAR Tech III study guide Questions and Answers

SAR Tech III study guide Questions and
Answers 2025-2026
LostAPersonABehaviorA(LPB)AdataAprovidesAsearchAplannersAwithAgeneralAindicationsAofA
theAfollowingAwithAtheAexceptionAofA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
HowAquicklyAtheyAwillAbeAlocatedAbyAtrainedAsearchers
CluesAandAevidenceAshouldAbeA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
reportedAandAprocessedAfollowingAAHJASOGsAandAproperlyAdocumentedAandAsecuredAinA
aAfoodAgradeAplasticAstorageAbag
SmellingAsmokeAfromAaAcampfireAwhenAlookingAforAaApairAofAmissingAhikersAorAfindingAaAs
mallAtoyAduringAaAsearchAforAaAchildAareAwhatAtypeAofAclues?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
Physical
WhoAisAresponsibleAforAestablishingAaA"safetyAfirst"AmindsetAduringAsearchAoperations?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-TheASafetyAOfficer

TheANationalASARACommitteeA(NSARC)AisAresponsibleAforAcoordinatingAandAimprovingAfe
deralAinvolvmentAinAcivilAsearchAandArescue.AItsAmemberAagenciesAincludeAtheAfollowingAa
gences:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-TheANationalAAeronauticsAandASpaceAAdministration
TheADepartmentAofADefence
TheADepartmentAofAInterior
FederalACommunicationsACommission
TheADepartmentAofACommerce
TheALPQ,Amaps,AstatisticalAdata,AweatherAreports,AtheoreticalAandAsearchAdataAareAconsid
eredA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-PlanningAData
SearchAplannersAuseAtheAsubjectAbehavioralAprofileAforAaAnumberAofAreasons:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-DeterminingAsearchAstrategy

definingAtheAsearchAarea
estimatingAresourceAneeds
mappingAtheAsearchAarea
briefingAsearchAteams
AASearchAUrgencyAFormA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
justifiesAtheAinitialAactionsAsuchAasAperformingAadditionalAinvestigationAorAcallingAoutAsearc
hAresources
PODAEstimates,AMapAorATrailAupdatesAthatAmightAbeAneeded,AhazardAareasAnotAincludedAi
nAtheAsafetyAbriefing,AthoughtsAandAimpressionsAfromAtheAteamAmembersA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-

AAcompleteAdebriefingAofAaAteamAwhenAtheyAreturnAfromAaAtaskAisAcriticalAtoAunderstanding
AhowAhowAwellAtheyAwereAableAtoAsearchAtheirAarea.AAAgoodAdebriefingAshouldAincludeAallA

ofAtheAfollowing.
NotificationAofAaAsearchAassignmentAtoAtheAsearchAteam,AandAnotificationAofAaAsearchAassi
gnmentAtoAtheAteamAmembersA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
NotificationAofAaAsearchAisAseparatedAintoAtheAfollowingAcategories
IndirectA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-aAlooseAgridAisAwhatAtypeAofAsearchAtactic

, directAthemAtoAtheAagencyAhavingAjurisdictionA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
whenAapproachedAbyAtheAmedia,AsearchersAshould
LocalAlawAenforcementAandAOEMA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
searchAandARescueAresponseAatAtheAlocalAlevelAisAcoordinatedAby
ideallyAaAsearchAsegmentAshouldAbeA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
easilyAidentifiableAonAbothAaAmapAandAtheAground
Experienced,AWellAEquipped,AHighlyAMobile,AclueAconscious,AthroughA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-HastyAorAefficientAsearchers

TheAincidentAcommanderA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
theAgeneralAbriefingAisAcriticalAtoAcreatingAaAcommonAoperationalApictureAofAtheAincident.AT
hisAbriefingAisAusuallyAconductedAby
driveAchangesAinAtraining,Aequipment,AmaterialA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAthoroughAcritiqueAorAAfterAActionAReviewAisAaAcriticalAcomponentAofAallAaspectsAofAemer
gencyAresponse.AAAcritiqueAmayAhelpAmanagers
InAServiceA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-ResourcesAatAanAincidentAwillAbeAoneAofAtheAfollowing
LastAKnownAPointA(LKP)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
isAdefinedAasAtheAlastAplaceAtheAsubjectAisAverifiablyAknownAtoAhaveAbeen.
PointALastASeenA(PLS)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
theAlocationAatAwhichAsomeoneAcanAconfirmAthatAtheAsubjectAwasAvisuallyAidentified.
InitialAPlanningAPointA(IPP)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
isAconsideredAtheAstartingApointAatAwhichAinitialAassessmentAandAdecisionsAcanAbeAascerta
ined.
InformationA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-itemsAbelowAareAnotAaAcategoryAofASARAresources
201A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-OnAarrivalAtheAsearcherAshouldAsignAinAusingAtheAICS-
_____Aform.
AirAScentACaninesA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
detectAtheAscentAofA"humanArafts"A(deadAhumanAskinAcells)AasAtheyAfloatAthroughAtheAair.AT
heseAdogsAgenerallyAdoAnotAdiscriminateAfromAoneAscentAgeneratorAtoAanother.ATheseAdo
gsAareAusuallyAworkedAoffAlead.AAirAscentAdogsAareAextremelyAusefulAin
coveringAlargeAareas,AespeciallyAifAnoAoneAhasAbeenAinAthoseAareas.
TrackingACaninesA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
areAtrainedAtoAfollowAaAspecificAscentAmatchingAthatAofAtheAscentAgenerator,AsuchAasAfromA
anAarticleAofAclothing,AbedAsheetsAorApillowcases,Aetc.ATheseAcaninesAworkAonAlead,AandAf
ollowAveryAcloselyAonAtheAtrailAofAwhereAtheAsubjectAtraveled,AregardlessAofAwind.
PoliceACaninesA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
areAsometimesAknownAasA"tracking"AandA"sniffAandAbite"Adogs.ATheseAdogsAwillAtrackAcrimi
nalAsuspectAfootstepsAbasedAonAcrushedAvegetationAorAtheAsuspect'sAadrenalineAscent.AT
heseAdogsAareAalsoAtrainedAtoAprotectAtheirAhandlerAfromAanyAaggressiveAactionAbyAattacki
ngAandAbitingAtheAaggressor.ATheseAdogsAworkAbothAonAandAoffAleash.ABecauseAofAtheirAtr
ainedAaggressiveAbehaviorAtheyAmayAnotAbeAalwaysAsuitableAforAmissingApersonAsearches
,AespeciallyAinAtheAurbanAenvironment.
HumanARemainsADetectionACaninesA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
areAusedAtoAalertAonAtheAspecificAscentAofAhumanAremains,AincludingAthoseAburied
DisasterACaninesA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
areAusuallyAairAscentAdiscriminatingAdogsAthatAareAtrainedAtoAalertAupon