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What is the fifth wilderness survival priority?

Priority five is to signal for help.

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  1. Signal for help ✔
  2. Look for food
  3. Drink water

Why: After immediate care, shelter and fire, help searchers find you. Use signals that suit your location and available equipment.

Huh, didn't know that: The pamphlet suggests considering how rescuers might see you before choosing a signal.

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The signal finished fifth but still waved proudly.
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Answer: Signal for help. After immediate care, shelter and fire, help searchers find you. Use signals that suit your location and available equipment.

  1. Wilderness Survival Merit Badge Pamphlet filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Pamphlets/Wilderness%20Survival.pdf
    4. Build a fire. 5. Signal for help. 6. Drink water.
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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