SARTECH II Questions
Search - Answer-Location of persons in distress
Rescue - Answer-retrieval and initial care for a person in distress along with their delivery to a place of
safety
Fundamental skills for search and rescue training - Answer-search, rescue, and survival/support
Search and Rescue - Answer-the act of finding and returning to safety the survivors from an emergency
incident
The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and oversees the - Answer-U.S. National Search and
Rescue Plan (NSP)
Federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR - Answer-U.S. Air Force
U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) - Answer-Plan to provide guidance to agencies for
coordinating civil SAR services to meet domestic and international commitments
The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) - Answer-Supplement to the IAMSAR (International
Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue) Manual
,Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) - Answer-emergency transmitters that are carried aboard most
general aviation aircraft in the U.S. In the event of an aircraft accident
Cospas-Sarsat - Answer-an international search and rescue system that uses satellites to detect and
locate emergency beacons
Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) - Answer-Devices used by individuals to send its signal to a network of
satellites, which then relay your location to rescue personnel
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) - Answer-devices that sends a distress
radiobeacon, a tracking transmitter that is triggered during an accident.
Local User Terminal (LUT) - Answer-satellite receiving units are the ground stations that receive
emergency beacon distress alerts
Mission Control Center (MCC) - Answer-type of clearinghouse responsible for receiving and distributing
distress signal alerts from emergency position-indicating radiobeacon stations.
The National Response Plan (NRP) Administrator - Answer-The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
administers this SAR plan
The domestic land SAR service provider (outside of national parks) - Answer-state and local authorities
or SAR units provide SAR jurisdiction
Criteria for Amber Alert - Answer-(1) confirmed abduction by law enforcement (2) imminent danger (3)
description of child
ICS function that approves the ordering of additional resources - Answer-ICS Command Function
, ICS Planning Function - Answer-Maintains and displays situation status
Provides treatment of injured SAR workers - Answer-Function of ICS Logistics
Standardization of job titles in ICS - Answer-Process that identifies to which level of the ICS organization
a person is assigned
The type of a resource relates to - Answer-the level of skill and capability of a resource
primary ICS management functions - Answer-Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance
Number of Incident Bases - Answer-One
Incident Action Plan - Answer-plan that provides specific tactical direction for a designated operational
period
Strike Team requirements - Answer-same kind and type of resources, leader, and common
communications
Task Force requirements include - Answer-different kinds and types of resources
available resource's reporting location, time, and likely length of mission - Answer-Incident Assignments
Lists
Incident Command System - Answer-A system implemented to manage disasters and mass- and
multiple-casualty incidents in which section chiefs, including finance, logistics, operations, and planning,
report to the incident commander. Also referred to as the incident management system.
Search - Answer-Location of persons in distress
Rescue - Answer-retrieval and initial care for a person in distress along with their delivery to a place of
safety
Fundamental skills for search and rescue training - Answer-search, rescue, and survival/support
Search and Rescue - Answer-the act of finding and returning to safety the survivors from an emergency
incident
The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and oversees the - Answer-U.S. National Search and
Rescue Plan (NSP)
Federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR - Answer-U.S. Air Force
U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) - Answer-Plan to provide guidance to agencies for
coordinating civil SAR services to meet domestic and international commitments
The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) - Answer-Supplement to the IAMSAR (International
Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue) Manual
,Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) - Answer-emergency transmitters that are carried aboard most
general aviation aircraft in the U.S. In the event of an aircraft accident
Cospas-Sarsat - Answer-an international search and rescue system that uses satellites to detect and
locate emergency beacons
Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) - Answer-Devices used by individuals to send its signal to a network of
satellites, which then relay your location to rescue personnel
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) - Answer-devices that sends a distress
radiobeacon, a tracking transmitter that is triggered during an accident.
Local User Terminal (LUT) - Answer-satellite receiving units are the ground stations that receive
emergency beacon distress alerts
Mission Control Center (MCC) - Answer-type of clearinghouse responsible for receiving and distributing
distress signal alerts from emergency position-indicating radiobeacon stations.
The National Response Plan (NRP) Administrator - Answer-The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
administers this SAR plan
The domestic land SAR service provider (outside of national parks) - Answer-state and local authorities
or SAR units provide SAR jurisdiction
Criteria for Amber Alert - Answer-(1) confirmed abduction by law enforcement (2) imminent danger (3)
description of child
ICS function that approves the ordering of additional resources - Answer-ICS Command Function
, ICS Planning Function - Answer-Maintains and displays situation status
Provides treatment of injured SAR workers - Answer-Function of ICS Logistics
Standardization of job titles in ICS - Answer-Process that identifies to which level of the ICS organization
a person is assigned
The type of a resource relates to - Answer-the level of skill and capability of a resource
primary ICS management functions - Answer-Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance
Number of Incident Bases - Answer-One
Incident Action Plan - Answer-plan that provides specific tactical direction for a designated operational
period
Strike Team requirements - Answer-same kind and type of resources, leader, and common
communications
Task Force requirements include - Answer-different kinds and types of resources
available resource's reporting location, time, and likely length of mission - Answer-Incident Assignments
Lists
Incident Command System - Answer-A system implemented to manage disasters and mass- and
multiple-casualty incidents in which section chiefs, including finance, logistics, operations, and planning,
report to the incident commander. Also referred to as the incident management system.
