SARTECH 2 STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Water purification methods
Answer a. boiling
b. iodine
c. bleach
d. purification tablets
e. camping-style purifiers
f. respiration
2. Search
Answer an operation using available personnel and facilities to locate persons in distress
3. 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
4. National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
Answer a not-for-profit membership orga- nization of dedicated paid and unpaid SAR
professionals.
5. Survival/Support
,Answer training essential to make the complete SAR responder. You come first, you must take
care of yourself first in order to be able to provide the best service for others.
6. SAR education
Answer is a tool acquisition process.
7. SAR resources are
Answer Human and animal,
a. Investigators/Interviewers,
b. Logistical support,
c. Critical Incident/Stress debriefing,
d. Environmental specific
personnel - mountaineers,
ice/snow/cold specialists,
subterranean (caves), aquatic,
hazardous materials, confined
space.
e. Animal - canines and horses - can be
affected by weather , heat or extreme cold,
very effective at night.
f. Informational resources -
databases and technical resources,
weather, lost person questionnaire.
g. Equipment and technology - aircraft
can be used tactically and to transport
,peoples, other specialized vehicles, and
sensor technologies (thermal imaging
8. (L.A.S.T.) Locate, Access, Stabilize, Transport
Answer the core elements of a SAR event
9. (S.T.O.P.) Stay/Stop, Think, Observe, Plan
Answer Mental steps of managing an emergency
10. CERT (Citizen Corps)
Answer Volunteers, trained civilians to assist disaster impacted communities. Supported and
coordinated by FEMA.
11. FEMA's CERT program
Answer Trains people in neighborhoods, the workplace, and schools in basic disaster response
skills and helps them take a more active role in emergency preparedness.
12. The CERT program teaches
Answer a. citizens what immediate services to expect after a major
disaster
b. about their responsibilities for mitigation
and preparedness
c. training in needed life-saving skills
with emphasis on decision-making,
, rescuer safety, and doing the greatest
good for the greatest number
d. organization of teams so that they
are an extension of first responder
services
13. All SAR is
Answer Local
14. LOCAL SAR
Answer First line of defense, they have the legal responsibility to start the search and are accountable
for the search (in KANSAS the Sheriff has the local authority to initiate the search)
15. STATE SAR
Answer after local resources are exhausted, state resources may be called in. It is the responsibility of
the local agency to initiate this call. The local agency might also call on the state if they do not have the
resources available (ex. helicopter) to accomplish search goals.
16. FEDERAL SAR
Answer Last line of resources to be called upon only after state resources are exhausted.
17. 5 stages of a SAR incident
Answer a. Awareness
b. Initial Action - uncertainty phase, alert phase, distress phase
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Water purification methods
Answer a. boiling
b. iodine
c. bleach
d. purification tablets
e. camping-style purifiers
f. respiration
2. Search
Answer an operation using available personnel and facilities to locate persons in distress
3. 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
4. National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
Answer a not-for-profit membership orga- nization of dedicated paid and unpaid SAR
professionals.
5. Survival/Support
,Answer training essential to make the complete SAR responder. You come first, you must take
care of yourself first in order to be able to provide the best service for others.
6. SAR education
Answer is a tool acquisition process.
7. SAR resources are
Answer Human and animal,
a. Investigators/Interviewers,
b. Logistical support,
c. Critical Incident/Stress debriefing,
d. Environmental specific
personnel - mountaineers,
ice/snow/cold specialists,
subterranean (caves), aquatic,
hazardous materials, confined
space.
e. Animal - canines and horses - can be
affected by weather , heat or extreme cold,
very effective at night.
f. Informational resources -
databases and technical resources,
weather, lost person questionnaire.
g. Equipment and technology - aircraft
can be used tactically and to transport
,peoples, other specialized vehicles, and
sensor technologies (thermal imaging
8. (L.A.S.T.) Locate, Access, Stabilize, Transport
Answer the core elements of a SAR event
9. (S.T.O.P.) Stay/Stop, Think, Observe, Plan
Answer Mental steps of managing an emergency
10. CERT (Citizen Corps)
Answer Volunteers, trained civilians to assist disaster impacted communities. Supported and
coordinated by FEMA.
11. FEMA's CERT program
Answer Trains people in neighborhoods, the workplace, and schools in basic disaster response
skills and helps them take a more active role in emergency preparedness.
12. The CERT program teaches
Answer a. citizens what immediate services to expect after a major
disaster
b. about their responsibilities for mitigation
and preparedness
c. training in needed life-saving skills
with emphasis on decision-making,
, rescuer safety, and doing the greatest
good for the greatest number
d. organization of teams so that they
are an extension of first responder
services
13. All SAR is
Answer Local
14. LOCAL SAR
Answer First line of defense, they have the legal responsibility to start the search and are accountable
for the search (in KANSAS the Sheriff has the local authority to initiate the search)
15. STATE SAR
Answer after local resources are exhausted, state resources may be called in. It is the responsibility of
the local agency to initiate this call. The local agency might also call on the state if they do not have the
resources available (ex. helicopter) to accomplish search goals.
16. FEDERAL SAR
Answer Last line of resources to be called upon only after state resources are exhausted.
17. 5 stages of a SAR incident
Answer a. Awareness
b. Initial Action - uncertainty phase, alert phase, distress phase
