SAR Tech III FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Lost Person Behavior (LPB) data provides search planners with
general indications of the following with the exception of -
ANSWER ✓ How quickly they will be located by trained
searchers
2. Clues and evidence should be - ANSWER ✓ reported and
processed following AHJ SOGs and properly documented and
secured in a food grade plastic storage bag
3. 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? - ANSWER ✓ Physical
4. Who is responsible for establishing a "safety first" mindset during
search operations? - ANSWER ✓ The Safety Officer
5. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) is responsible for
coordinating and improving federal involvment in civil search and
rescue. Its member agencies include the following agences: -
ANSWER ✓ The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
, The Department of Defence
The Department of Interior
Federal Communications Commission
The Department of Commerce
6. The LPQ, maps, statistical data, weather reports, theoretical and
search data are considered - ANSWER ✓ Planning Data
7. Search planners use the subject behavioral profile for a number of
reasons: - ANSWER ✓ Determining search strategy
defining the search area
estimating resource needs
mapping the search area
briefing search teams
8. A Search Urgency Form - ANSWER ✓ justifies the initial actions
such as performing additional investigation or calling out search
resources
9. Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) - ANSWER ✓ US
National Grid (USNG) is derived from
10. Meridians - ANSWER ✓ the lines of longitude are known as
11. West to East - ANSWER ✓ Universal Transverse Mercator
zone are numbered 1 -6-
12. The law enforcement agency of that jurisdiction - ANSWER
✓ Due to the potential criminal nature of a lost persons search, the
person in charge of the incident should be
13. Northwest - ANSWER ✓ the heading of 315 degrees will
have you heading what direction
,14. Vary from person to person - ANSWER ✓ Understanding
how people will react to being lost is important as it helps
searchers understand where they could potentially find clues.
Peoples reaction to being lost can
15. Indirect - ANSWER ✓ Attraction is what type of search
tactic
16. The theoretical search area - ANSWER ✓ The blank is the
distance that the subject could have traveled in the time elapsed
17. Because there are potentially thousands of clues - ANSWER
✓ Why do we search for Clues and not the subject
18. Physical - ANSWER ✓ Finding the subjects backpack along
a trail is what type of clue
19. the rescuer has a duty to act reasonably and within their
scope of training. - ANSWER ✓ Professional rescuers have a
"duty to act" this means that
20. POD Estimates, Map or Trail updates that might be needed,
hazard areas not included in the safety briefing, thoughts and
impressions from the team members - ANSWER ✓ A complete
debriefing of a team when they return from a task is critical to
understanding how how well they were able to search their area. A
good debriefing should include all of the following.
21. Notification of a search assignment to the search team, and
notification of a search assignment to the team members -
ANSWER ✓ Notification of a search is separated into the
following categories
, 22. Indirect - ANSWER ✓ a loose grid is what type of search
tactic
23. direct them to the agency having jurisdiction - ANSWER ✓
when approached by the media, searchers should
24. Local law enforcement and OEM - ANSWER ✓ search and
Rescue response at the local level is coordinated by
25. Success - ANSWER ✓ Probability of Area (POA) multiplied
by the Probability of Detection (POD) gives you the probability of
26. Demobilization plans should - ANSWER ✓ start as soon as
practical during opterations, start include a written plan for some
incidents, be verbal in some instances.
27. NFPA 1670 states that "Members of organizations at the
awareness level shall be permitted to - ANSWER ✓ Assist in
support function on a wilderness search and rescue operation but
shall not be deployed into the wilderness.
28. Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) - ANSWER ✓ US
National Grid (USNG) is derived from
29. Planning and Strategy - ANSWER ✓ The ______ phase is
ongoing and dynamic as new situational information is received
and interpreted.
30. Searcher Data - ANSWER ✓ Searchers require detailed
subject information so that they can locate all the potential clues
left behind by a subject. This information is classified as
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Lost Person Behavior (LPB) data provides search planners with
general indications of the following with the exception of -
ANSWER ✓ How quickly they will be located by trained
searchers
2. Clues and evidence should be - ANSWER ✓ reported and
processed following AHJ SOGs and properly documented and
secured in a food grade plastic storage bag
3. 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? - ANSWER ✓ Physical
4. Who is responsible for establishing a "safety first" mindset during
search operations? - ANSWER ✓ The Safety Officer
5. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) is responsible for
coordinating and improving federal involvment in civil search and
rescue. Its member agencies include the following agences: -
ANSWER ✓ The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
, The Department of Defence
The Department of Interior
Federal Communications Commission
The Department of Commerce
6. The LPQ, maps, statistical data, weather reports, theoretical and
search data are considered - ANSWER ✓ Planning Data
7. Search planners use the subject behavioral profile for a number of
reasons: - ANSWER ✓ Determining search strategy
defining the search area
estimating resource needs
mapping the search area
briefing search teams
8. A Search Urgency Form - ANSWER ✓ justifies the initial actions
such as performing additional investigation or calling out search
resources
9. Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) - ANSWER ✓ US
National Grid (USNG) is derived from
10. Meridians - ANSWER ✓ the lines of longitude are known as
11. West to East - ANSWER ✓ Universal Transverse Mercator
zone are numbered 1 -6-
12. The law enforcement agency of that jurisdiction - ANSWER
✓ Due to the potential criminal nature of a lost persons search, the
person in charge of the incident should be
13. Northwest - ANSWER ✓ the heading of 315 degrees will
have you heading what direction
,14. Vary from person to person - ANSWER ✓ Understanding
how people will react to being lost is important as it helps
searchers understand where they could potentially find clues.
Peoples reaction to being lost can
15. Indirect - ANSWER ✓ Attraction is what type of search
tactic
16. The theoretical search area - ANSWER ✓ The blank is the
distance that the subject could have traveled in the time elapsed
17. Because there are potentially thousands of clues - ANSWER
✓ Why do we search for Clues and not the subject
18. Physical - ANSWER ✓ Finding the subjects backpack along
a trail is what type of clue
19. the rescuer has a duty to act reasonably and within their
scope of training. - ANSWER ✓ Professional rescuers have a
"duty to act" this means that
20. POD Estimates, Map or Trail updates that might be needed,
hazard areas not included in the safety briefing, thoughts and
impressions from the team members - ANSWER ✓ A complete
debriefing of a team when they return from a task is critical to
understanding how how well they were able to search their area. A
good debriefing should include all of the following.
21. Notification of a search assignment to the search team, and
notification of a search assignment to the team members -
ANSWER ✓ Notification of a search is separated into the
following categories
, 22. Indirect - ANSWER ✓ a loose grid is what type of search
tactic
23. direct them to the agency having jurisdiction - ANSWER ✓
when approached by the media, searchers should
24. Local law enforcement and OEM - ANSWER ✓ search and
Rescue response at the local level is coordinated by
25. Success - ANSWER ✓ Probability of Area (POA) multiplied
by the Probability of Detection (POD) gives you the probability of
26. Demobilization plans should - ANSWER ✓ start as soon as
practical during opterations, start include a written plan for some
incidents, be verbal in some instances.
27. NFPA 1670 states that "Members of organizations at the
awareness level shall be permitted to - ANSWER ✓ Assist in
support function on a wilderness search and rescue operation but
shall not be deployed into the wilderness.
28. Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) - ANSWER ✓ US
National Grid (USNG) is derived from
29. Planning and Strategy - ANSWER ✓ The ______ phase is
ongoing and dynamic as new situational information is received
and interpreted.
30. Searcher Data - ANSWER ✓ Searchers require detailed
subject information so that they can locate all the potential clues
left behind by a subject. This information is classified as
