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Wildland Firefighter 1C MVC Exam ALL 400
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
Wildland FF1c mvc
QUESTION: A __________ is a tree with a structural defect. These defects can cause the entire
tree or part of the tree to fall.
high risk tree
widow tree
widow maker - ANSWER-hazard tree
QUESTION: A __________ is two canyon walls so close together that spotting can easily occur
on the opposite canyon wall, trapping the fire fighter between two bodies of fire.
chimney
narrow canyon
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saddle
box canyon - ANSWER-narrow canyon
QUESTION: An __________ is the connection of a freeway to a road or another freeway by a
series of ramps.
safety system
escape route
communication plan
lookout - ANSWER-escape route
QUESTION: As wind is blowing across a mountaintop, a rolling current effect, called a(n)
__________, can take place on the lee side (side away from the wind) of the mountain. The
danger is that spotting can occur below on the lee side of the ridge opposite the main fire.
backdraft
eddy effect spot fire
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turbulence eddy - ANSWER-eddy effect
Q; A __________ is a low topography point between two high points in a mountain range.
saddle
box canyon
chimney
narrow canyon - ANSWER-saddle
QUESTION: A __________ is a reflective cloth tent that offers protection from fire, heat, smoke,
and ember showers in an entrapment situation.
fire shelter
fire tent
fire bivy
personal escape shelter - ANSWER-fire shelter
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QUESTION: A __________ is a steep drainage on the side of a mountain.
chimney
box canyon
saddle
narrow canyon - ANSWER-chimney
QUESTION: A TRA is a: - ANSWER-temporary refuge area
QUESTION: Being unfamiliar with local weather and other factors that may influence fire
behavior is an example of a(n):
fire order
standing fire
standing order
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Wildland Firefighter 1C MVC Exam ALL 400
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
Wildland FF1c mvc
QUESTION: A __________ is a tree with a structural defect. These defects can cause the entire
tree or part of the tree to fall.
high risk tree
widow tree
widow maker - ANSWER-hazard tree
QUESTION: A __________ is two canyon walls so close together that spotting can easily occur
on the opposite canyon wall, trapping the fire fighter between two bodies of fire.
chimney
narrow canyon
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saddle
box canyon - ANSWER-narrow canyon
QUESTION: An __________ is the connection of a freeway to a road or another freeway by a
series of ramps.
safety system
escape route
communication plan
lookout - ANSWER-escape route
QUESTION: As wind is blowing across a mountaintop, a rolling current effect, called a(n)
__________, can take place on the lee side (side away from the wind) of the mountain. The
danger is that spotting can occur below on the lee side of the ridge opposite the main fire.
backdraft
eddy effect spot fire
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turbulence eddy - ANSWER-eddy effect
Q; A __________ is a low topography point between two high points in a mountain range.
saddle
box canyon
chimney
narrow canyon - ANSWER-saddle
QUESTION: A __________ is a reflective cloth tent that offers protection from fire, heat, smoke,
and ember showers in an entrapment situation.
fire shelter
fire tent
fire bivy
personal escape shelter - ANSWER-fire shelter
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QUESTION: A __________ is a steep drainage on the side of a mountain.
chimney
box canyon
saddle
narrow canyon - ANSWER-chimney
QUESTION: A TRA is a: - ANSWER-temporary refuge area
QUESTION: Being unfamiliar with local weather and other factors that may influence fire
behavior is an example of a(n):
fire order
standing fire
standing order
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