Acronyms
ICS
Incident Command System
A numerical way to measure how far north or south of the equator a place is located
Latitude lines
The combination tool or “combi” is used in which KSAR discipline?
Extrication (Road Rescue)
Name one of the three types of Ground Searches
Say KSAR using the phonetic alphabet
Kilo, Sierra, Alpha, Romeo
EMCR
Emergency Management Climate Readiness
Name both common names for the mapping app/software KSAR uses
CalTopo/SARTopo
A medical device used for transportation and immobilization of subjects in multiple positions
VacMat
What procedure helps to ensure the subject is not able to leave the area without searchers being aware of the departure?
Containment
The word used to express your radio communication is over and you don’t expect a reply
Out
PSLV
Public Safety Lifeline Volunteer
The most distinctive feature of a topographic map
Contour lines
Which side of Rescue 501 is the rope gear located on?
Passenger
Using sound or visual signals are a form of what search technique?
Attraction
The words used to indicate this is not a drill or training exercise
No duff
AMDR
Average Maximum Detection Range
The angle between true north and magnetic north is known as?
Magnetic declination
The electronic device that increases the power of a communication signal and retransmits it
Portable Repeater
Name two advantages to searching at night
The word spoken for distress over the radio is?
Mayday
RADeMS
Response Assessment and Decision Making
What is the term for the error caused by local magnetic fields acting on a compass?
Deviation
The newest piece of gear added to our Trauma Kits, used for assessing a subject’s vital signs
Pulse Oximeter
Closed grid searches involve searcher spacings of less than how many meters?
Less than 10 meters
To view your current coordinates on the Kenwood Radios, which button do you press?
The home button