SAR BASICS
The suggested minimum pack SAR personnel should carry
What is a 24-hour pack?
Often called the killer of the outdoors
What is hypothermia?
Map color for man-made features
What is black?
You search clues because there are more of these
What are clues?
Confirmed abduction is required for this alert
What is an AMBER Alert?
Anything that protects the body from weather or threats
What is shelter?
In warm environments, this fabric performs well
What is cotton?
Angle between magnetic and true north
What is declination?
Koester says this group travels until stuck
Who are Alzheimer’s patients?
Child must be in this condition
What is imminent danger?
The general plan that guides an incident response
What is an Incident Action Plan?
Correct order of survival needs
What is positive mental attitude, air, shelter, rest, water, food?
WAAS stands for this
What is Wide Area Augmentation System?
Portable emergency beacon for individuals
What is a PLB?
Max age for AMBER criteria
What is 17 or younger?
Teams of 2–4 highly mobile, skilled searchers
What is a Hasty Team?
Plants like buttercup and mustard cause this
What are skin irritants?
Best practice when tracking with light
What is face the light source?
Public expecting SAR services is called this
What is endangered reliance?
Descriptive info must exist for this
What is the child, captor, or vehicle?
Trail blocks and road blocks are examples of this
What is containment?
A phone alone is NOT sufficient for distress
What is false?
Visualizing and mentally climbing a route
What is route selection?
SAR minimum mission pack duration
What is 24 hours?
Runaways do NOT qualify for this
What is an AMBER Alert?