Summer D&C Test Review

Question 1

What should be used as a segment boundary?

Accepted Answer

Natural boundaries

Question 2

The "Consensus Approach" refers to a method of establishing the likelihood the subject is in a particular segment.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

What are the five major functions in ICS?

Accepted Answer

Incident Commander, Planning, Operations, Finance, Logistics

Question 4

What is the stress experienced by emergency responders called?

Accepted Answer

Critical Incident Stress

Question 5

What information relating to victim behavior do we know about the category of elderly persons? Pick 3

Accepted Answer

Frequently have the same supervision problems as children., Attracted to something that strikes their fancy., Likely to overextend / exhaust themselves.

Question 6

In ICS, what function is responsible for the Incident Objectives?

Accepted Answer

Incident Commander

Question 7

Investigations is typically a member of what section of ICS?

Accepted Answer

Planning Section

Question 8

What are two limitations to grid searching?

Accepted Answer

Sacrifices efficiency for thoroughness, Requires a large number of searchers

Question 9

Why is analysis of Lost Person Behavior important? Pick 3

Accepted Answer

Predict where the lost person my be, Predict where the lost person may go., Predict what the lost person may do.

Question 10

What two types of lost persons tend to be the most difficult to detect?

Accepted Answer

Dispondant, Young Children

Question 11

How should briefings be conducted? Pick 2

Accepted Answer

Oral, Written

Question 12

What are the main components / functions of the Incident Command System?

Accepted Answer

Common terminology, IAP, Management by objectives, Management structure, Continuity and chaing of command, Comprehensive resource management

Question 13

What is the name of the place where available search resources are temporarily kept before being deployed?

Accepted Answer

Staging

Question 14

What are the four methods of establishing the probable search area?

Accepted Answer

Deductive, Statistical, Theoretical, Subjective

Question 15

What is the definition of Probability of Area (POA)?

Accepted Answer

The probablility that the subject is in a segment or region.

Question 16

When sign-cutting, what is the best resource for establishing the subject's direction of travel?

Accepted Answer

Mantracker

Question 17

What is the ICS document that describes contingencies in the event of injury to a searcher?

Accepted Answer

ICS 206 Medical Plan

Question 18

What is the theory that is used to estimate the likelihood of uncertain events?

Accepted Answer

Probability Theory

Question 19

What are the three types of active mode searching?

Accepted Answer

Hasty Search, Grid Search, Area Search

Question 20

The search for a small child who is frightened of searchers will most likely represent which lost person scenario?

Accepted Answer

Mobile and Unresponsive

Question 21

When would a search effort be scaled back?

Accepted Answer

When high cumulative POD's are obtained.

Question 22

What is the difference between an area dog and a trailing dog?

Accepted Answer

Area K9 can be assigned a segment.

Question 23

Written MOA's are preferred over verbal agreements because specific duties and responsibilities are documented.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

What types of information can be described as planning data?

Accepted Answer

Lost person behavior, Weather, Maps, Subject's trip plans

Question 25

Relating to lost person behavior, what do we know about climbers? Pick 3

Accepted Answer

Well equipped, Self-sufficient, Tend to follow a designated route

Question 26

Likely areas, natural barriers, gut feelings, and historical data describes what kind of search area?

Accepted Answer

Subjective

Question 27

What are three benefits of the operational preplan?

Accepted Answer

Identifies training needs, Prevents overlooking something, Establishes chain of command

Question 28

What constitutes an "external influence" during a search incident?

Accepted Answer

Political entities, Media, Family

Question 29

Regarding search tactics, when and how should the area surrounding the PLS be searched?

Accepted Answer

Thoroughly and early

Question 30

What document should contain contact names and phone numbers of available resources?

Accepted Answer

The pre-plan

Question 31

The median distance is the middle value in the dataset studied.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

What is an easy way to explain POD to a new searcher?

Accepted Answer

If there were 100 items in the search segment, how many would you find?

Question 33

When segmenting a search area, what must you have to assure complete coverage?

Accepted Answer

Well defined boundaries.

Question 34

What is the basic search planning probability equation?

Accepted Answer

POD X POA = POS

Question 35

In determining Search Urgency on the scale of 1 to 21 which number is the most urgent?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 36

What are the two modes of searching?

Accepted Answer

Passive searching, Active searching

Question 37

What is the electronic device that receives satellite signals for navigational purposes?

Accepted Answer

GPS

Question 38

This information should be included in Incident Objectives. Pick 5

Accepted Answer

Achievable, Time, Relevant, Specific, Measureable

Question 39

What is the intent of the After Action Review?

Accepted Answer

Determine why the search occurred., Identify areas of pre-plan that can be improved.

Question 40

What are the problems with over-estimating POD? Pick 2

Accepted Answer

Bias the search away from areas the subject may be., Remain in the search statistics and will not self correct.

Question 41

In determining Search Urgency, what are the factors that may directly influence the well-being of the subject?

Accepted Answer

Weather, Subject Profile, Terrain, Equipment

Question 42

When should the investigation begin and end?

Accepted Answer

Immediately and continue until the subject is located.

Question 43

What are three of the status conditions for resources on-scene?

Accepted Answer

Assigned, Out of service, Available

Question 44

Why is a search an emergency?

Accepted Answer

Time and weather destroy clues, A quicker response lessons search difficulty, Subject may need medical care

Question 45

What are factors affecting the urgency of a search mission? Pick all that apply.

Accepted Answer

Terrain, Experience, Equipment, Medical, Subject Profile, Weather

Question 46

Why segment a search area?

Accepted Answer

To assure complete search coverage.

Question 47

How are probabilities used to aid decisions? Pick 3

Accepted Answer

Scaling back to a limited continuous search., Priority of resources., Establishment of search area priorities

Question 48

In ICS, the process of accomplishing the organization's goals through the use of people and resources is called?

Accepted Answer

Management

Question 49

What is a small group of highly mobile, clue sensitive searchers called?

Accepted Answer

Hastey Team

Question 50

Multiple coverage POD values are computed to determine what?

Accepted Answer

How thorough the search has been in a particular segment.

Question 51

What is the most common reason the subject is not found early in the search?

Accepted Answer

Subject is outside the search area.

Question 52

What is a number of search resources of the same type, functioning under a single leader called?

Accepted Answer

Strike team

Question 53

When a subject is not found after an extensive search, an alternative to suspending all searching is to do what?

Accepted Answer

Limited Continuous Search

Question 54

What are passive (indirect) search tactics?

Accepted Answer

Attraction Techniques, Trail Blocks, Confinement Techniques

Question 55

How does an annotated map of prior SAR events in an area aid planners?

Accepted Answer

It aids in prioritizing the search segments

Question 56

What is the Cumulative POD for a segment that was searched by three independent teams with PODs of 40%, 50% and 65%?

Accepted Answer

90%

Summer D&C Test Review

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Summer D&C Test Review

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