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Task · part of 5. SAR teams: duties, settings, and four types

5(c). Four types of SAR team, and when each is used

Required

Identified, with the situations they are used in. The 2025 book also required an interview with a member of one; the current page does not.

Notes and warnings

Note. The 2025 requirements book also required an INTERVIEW with a member of one of the teams you identified. The current page does not ask for it. If you are working from a printed book, that is one of several places the two disagree.

Where this step comes from

  1. Search and Rescue Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 5(c) · Asks for four types of team and the situations they are used in.

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