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Utility companies have trained crews to deal with this hazard( lines down): remember,
the vehicle ____ is the safest place to be when there is a threat of falling power lines


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interior




The fire should be approached with a charged line, and a ____ should be used to knock
down flare-ups in front of the nozzle operator


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straight stream

,The range of ignition temperatures of wood is between ____and ____degrees Fahrenheit


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400 & 700




An extended attack fire is contained during the ____ burning period with full control
expected during the ____ burning period


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first, second




Moderate spread is less than ____ MPH


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1 mph




The phenomenon of increased intensity of conflagration due to multiple adjacent
points of combustion is termed ____.


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Area Ignition

,Fuel quantities can range from ____ ton per acre for some grass types to ____ plus tons
per acre for heavy slash areas


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1, 100




An ____ fire is one in which the first dispatched attack units must be substantially
augmented by additional ground and air attack units


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extended attack




Aircraft, like ground units, are most efficient on small ____ fires.


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initial attack




When relative humidity descends below ____ the situation becomes favorable for
wildfire


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, 30 percent




Pincer action may be conducted on any size fire: however, it is most often used on ____
size fires.


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small




Fuel is one of the 3 major elements effecting fire behavior, the others are ____ and ____


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weather , topography




The ____ winds that normally occur in the fall of the year have the most devastating and
adverse effect on fires


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Foehn- characterized by blowing downhill while hugging the land profile




As a fire reaches a ridge top, it meets an opposing airflow (upslope) from the other
side of the ridge. The topography and opposing winds will cause ____and ____

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