Chapter 11b Search and Rescue

The __________ chief tracks payroll information, investigates and processes claims of damage or injury to equipment or personnel, and maintains records of money spent.

• planning
• finance/administration
• logisitics
• operations

The _________ section is responsible for incident planning. These duties include developing the IAP, collecting and evaluating incident situation status, displaying support information on the event, and tracking overall resources.

• planning
• finance/administration
• logisitics
• operations

________ should be durable, at least ankle high, broken in, waterproof, and breathable.

• Boots
• Shoes
• Socks
• None of the above

___________ is an effective way of efficiently regulating body temperature.

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

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

New technology is allowing for use of a GPS–map real-time interface, which means that incident commanders can watch __________ as they move across the landscape.

• wildfires
• victims
• vehicles
• SAR teams

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