FAE Exam with Questions and Answers

FAE Exam with Questions and Answers LAL 6 ANSWER LAL 6 • Widely scattered dry thunderstorms. • No rain reaches the ground. • Lightning is infrequent. • May constitute the issuance of a Red Flag Warning. Tactical Interpretations from Flame Length Less than 4 feet ANSWER Fires can generally be attacked at the head or flanks by firefighters using hand tools. Handline should hold fire. Tactical Interpretations from Flame Length 4 TO 8 Feet ANSWER Fires are too intense for direct attack on the head with hand tools. Handline cannot be relied on to hold the fire. Dozers, tractor-plows, engines and retardant drops can be effective. Tactical Interpretations from Flame Length 8- 11 feet ANSWER Fire may present serious control problems: torching, crowning, and spotting. Control efforts at the head will probably be ineffective. Tactical Interpretations from Flame Length over 11 feet ANSWER Crowning, spotting, and major fire runs are probable. Control efforts at the head of the fire are ineffective. Direct attack [ADVANTAGES ] ANSWER Minimal area is burned; no additional area is intentionally burned. • Safest place to work; firefighters can usually escape into the burned area. • The uncertainties of firing operations can be reduced/eliminated. DIRECT ATTACK [DISADVANTAGES] ANSWER Firefighters can be hampered by heat, smoke and flames.