What is the location called where resources are placed while waiting an assignment?
Staging Area
100
What does term POA stand for?
Probability Of Area
100
What is a bight of rope?
A bight is a curved section or slack part between the two ends of a rope.
100
On a topographic map, what is the color of man-made objects?
Black
200
What is the most important element of the CPR cycle?
Chest Compressions
200
What is span of control?
The supervisory ratio of from three-to-seven individuals, with five-to-one being optimum.
200
What is a search lane?
The area an individual searcher is assigned to scan.
200
What does "Dressing" a knot mean?
"Dressing” a knot refers to arranging the segments of a finished knot so that they lie where they are supposed to and do not cross each other where they are not supposed to.
200
What does contour interval mean?
The difference in elevation represented by each contour line on a topographic map.
300
What should a person with a severe allergy carry at all times?
Adrenaline (Epipen)
300
What is a single resource?
An individual or piece of equipment that can be used on an incident?
300
How do you calculate POS?
POA X POD = POS
300
What does the acronym "STOP" stand for?
Stop, Think, Observe, Plan
300
What scale and size of maps do we use in search and rescue?
7.5 minute maps
1:24,000 Scale
400
Interruptions in chest compression should be kept to less than - How many seconds?
10 seconds or less.
400
What is a task force?
A combination of single resources assembled for a particular need.
400
What are the three types of searches?
Type 1 - Hasty Search
Type 2 - Efficient Search
Type 3 - Effective Search
What agencies establishes the responsibilities for search and rescue within the United States?
Maritime SAR operations - US Coast Guard
Inland SAR operations - US Air Force
500
How far down should you compress the chest of an individual over the age of 8 yrs old?
2-2.4 inches
500
What is the Operation Chief responsible for?
The Operations Chief is responsible for all tactical operations at the incident. Includes Branches, Divisions and/or Groups, Task Forces, Strike Teams, Single Resources, and Staging Areas.
500
What is a briefing?
A summary of a situation past of present, conveyed by those who know to those who need to know.
500
What type of rope is used for life safety rescue work?
Kernmantle Rope.
500
What are meridians and parallels?
A grid system the covers the entire globe and uses line running north and south (Longitude/Meridians) and east & west (Latitude/Parallels).