SAR Tech III study guide With 83 Ques ons and answers
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Lost Person Behavior (LPB) data provides search planners with general indica ons of the
following with the excep on of - Ans How quickly they will be located by trained searchers
Clues and evidence should be - Ans reported and processed following AHJ SOGs and properly
documented and secured in a food grade plas c 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? - Ans Physical
Who is responsible for establishing a "safety first" mindset during search opera ons? - Ans
The Safety Officer
The Na onal SAR Commi0ee (NSARC) is responsible for coordina ng and improving federal
involvment in civil search and rescue. Its member agencies include the following agences: - Ans
The Na onal Aeronau cs and Space Administra on
The Department of Defence
The Department of Interior
Federal Communica ons Commission
The Department of Commerce
The LPQ, maps, sta s cal data, weather reports, theore cal and search data are considered -
Ans Planning Data
Search planners use the subject behavioral profile for a number of reasons: - Ans Determining
search strategy
defining the search area
, es ma ng resource needs
mapping the search area
briefing search teams
A Search Urgency Form - Ans jus fies the ini al ac ons such as performing addi onal
inves ga on or calling out search resources
POD Es mates, Map or Trail updates that might be needed, hazard areas not included in the
safety briefing, thoughts and impressions from the team members - Ans A complete
debriefing of a team when they return from a task is cri cal to understanding how how well
they were able to search their area. A good debriefing should include all of the following.
No fica on of a search assignment to the search team, and no fica on of a search assignment
to the team members - Ans No fica on of a search is separated into the following categories
Indirect - Ans a loose grid is what type of search tac c
direct them to the agency having jurisdic on - Ans when approached by the media, searchers
should
Local law enforcement and OEM - Ans search and Rescue response at the local level is
coordinated by
ideally a search segment should be - Ans easily iden fiable on both a map and the ground
Experienced, Well Equipped, Highly Mobile, clue conscious, through - Ans Hasty or efficient
searchers
Newest RATED A+ 2025/2026 UPDATED
Lost Person Behavior (LPB) data provides search planners with general indica ons of the
following with the excep on of - Ans How quickly they will be located by trained searchers
Clues and evidence should be - Ans reported and processed following AHJ SOGs and properly
documented and secured in a food grade plas c 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? - Ans Physical
Who is responsible for establishing a "safety first" mindset during search opera ons? - Ans
The Safety Officer
The Na onal SAR Commi0ee (NSARC) is responsible for coordina ng and improving federal
involvment in civil search and rescue. Its member agencies include the following agences: - Ans
The Na onal Aeronau cs and Space Administra on
The Department of Defence
The Department of Interior
Federal Communica ons Commission
The Department of Commerce
The LPQ, maps, sta s cal data, weather reports, theore cal and search data are considered -
Ans Planning Data
Search planners use the subject behavioral profile for a number of reasons: - Ans Determining
search strategy
defining the search area
, es ma ng resource needs
mapping the search area
briefing search teams
A Search Urgency Form - Ans jus fies the ini al ac ons such as performing addi onal
inves ga on or calling out search resources
POD Es mates, Map or Trail updates that might be needed, hazard areas not included in the
safety briefing, thoughts and impressions from the team members - Ans A complete
debriefing of a team when they return from a task is cri cal to understanding how how well
they were able to search their area. A good debriefing should include all of the following.
No fica on of a search assignment to the search team, and no fica on of a search assignment
to the team members - Ans No fica on of a search is separated into the following categories
Indirect - Ans a loose grid is what type of search tac c
direct them to the agency having jurisdic on - Ans when approached by the media, searchers
should
Local law enforcement and OEM - Ans search and Rescue response at the local level is
coordinated by
ideally a search segment should be - Ans easily iden fiable on both a map and the ground
Experienced, Well Equipped, Highly Mobile, clue conscious, through - Ans Hasty or efficient
searchers
