Chapter 11a Wilderness

NFPA ______ definition of “wilderness” is as “an uncultivated, uninhabited, and natural area usually, but not necessarily, far from human civilization and trappings.”

• 1582.0
• 1006.0
• 1670.0
• 1901.0

_________________ is the area where human-made improvements intermix with wildland.

• Wildland-urban interface
• Urban interface
• Wildland vector
• Widow maker

A _________ is a quick response team that searches the areas where the missing person is most likely to be.

• rescue squad
• rapid deployment learn
• STAT team
• hasty team

Passive tactics include attraction, containment, and investigation. These search techniques do not involve physically entering the ___________.

• search area
• hot zone
• warm zone
• wildland vectors

________________ techniques are employed to keep the search area as small as possible and possibly intercept the missing person as he or she is trying to find his or her way to safety.

• Passive
• Attraction
• Containment
• Search

A ________ search uses hasty teams and they should be a highly mobile, well-trained, physically fit, and self-sufficient unit consisting of 2–4 personnel. This team searches the most likely locations where the subject or clues might be found.

• Type 1
• Type 3
• Type 3
• Type 4

The __________ is determined by information gathered from someone who actually saw the person and can identify that location on a map.

• Last know point )LKP)
• last known location (LKL)
• point last seen (PLS)
• point last known (PLK)

Although __________ may be the most time-consuming part of the SAR process, accessing, stabilizing, and transporting the victim are just as critical.

• locating the incident
• locating the victim
• locating interface area
• locating the information

Mission success may be hindered by SAR personnel who slow the response due to their _____________.

• lack of training
• lack of apparatus
• poor physical condition
• lack of funding

___________ is an effective way of efficiently regulating body temperature.

• layering clothing
• Cold weather turnout gear
• Heavy physical movement
• Cotton clothing