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FIREFIGHTER 1C WILDLAND EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |A+ GRADED||JUST OUT!!!
Which type of fuel is usually the main type of fuel present in
ground cover fires?
a. Coarse
b. Light
c. Heavy
d. Fine - ANSWER-d. Fine
pg. 789
Are fine fuels or heavy fuels affected more by changes in
relative humidity?
a. Fine fuels are affected more.
b. Heavy fuels are affected more.
c. They are equally affected.
d. Neither are affected. - ANSWER-a. Fine fuels are affected
more.
pg. 791
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What happens to relative humidity as the temperature cools off
toward evening?
a. It goes up.
b. It goes down.
c. It begins to vary erratically.
d. Nothing; it is not affected by temperature changes -
ANSWER-a. It goes up
pg. 791
As a last resort, what can fire fighters do to protect themselves
in being overrun by a wildland fire?
a. Dig a hole
b. Climb a tree
c. Deploy a fire shelter
d. Take cover in heavy brush - ANSWER-c. Deploy a fire shelter
pg. 804
What is slash?
a. Bark piled up from stripping operations
b. Leftovers from logging or clearing operations
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c. The insect activity generated by logging
d. The pasty, half-decomposed remains of a wildland fire -
ANSWER-b. Leftovers from logging or clearing operations
pg. 789
How high up do fuels have to be in order to be considered
aerial fuels?
a. More than twenty-five feet
b. More than twelve feet
c. More than six feet
d. More than two feet - ANSWER-c. More than six feet
pg. 789
What is the term for fuels that are close together or touch each
other?
A) Contiguity
B) Continuity
C) Contactivity
D) Constancy - ANSWER-B) Continuity
pg. 790
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One of the two primary methods for a direct attack on a
wildland fire is the flanking attack. What is another?
A) The pinch attack
B) The frontal attack
C) The circular attack
D) The indirect attack - ANSWER-A) The pinch attack
Note: aka Pincer attack
pg. 799
Which type of fuel is ground duff?
A) Heavy
B) Dense
C) Sparse
D) Fine - ANSWER-D) Fine
pg. 789
What is the source of almost all naturally caused wildland and
ground fires?
A) Improperly disposed cigarettes
FIREFIGHTER 1C WILDLAND EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |A+ GRADED||JUST OUT!!!
Which type of fuel is usually the main type of fuel present in
ground cover fires?
a. Coarse
b. Light
c. Heavy
d. Fine - ANSWER-d. Fine
pg. 789
Are fine fuels or heavy fuels affected more by changes in
relative humidity?
a. Fine fuels are affected more.
b. Heavy fuels are affected more.
c. They are equally affected.
d. Neither are affected. - ANSWER-a. Fine fuels are affected
more.
pg. 791
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What happens to relative humidity as the temperature cools off
toward evening?
a. It goes up.
b. It goes down.
c. It begins to vary erratically.
d. Nothing; it is not affected by temperature changes -
ANSWER-a. It goes up
pg. 791
As a last resort, what can fire fighters do to protect themselves
in being overrun by a wildland fire?
a. Dig a hole
b. Climb a tree
c. Deploy a fire shelter
d. Take cover in heavy brush - ANSWER-c. Deploy a fire shelter
pg. 804
What is slash?
a. Bark piled up from stripping operations
b. Leftovers from logging or clearing operations
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c. The insect activity generated by logging
d. The pasty, half-decomposed remains of a wildland fire -
ANSWER-b. Leftovers from logging or clearing operations
pg. 789
How high up do fuels have to be in order to be considered
aerial fuels?
a. More than twenty-five feet
b. More than twelve feet
c. More than six feet
d. More than two feet - ANSWER-c. More than six feet
pg. 789
What is the term for fuels that are close together or touch each
other?
A) Contiguity
B) Continuity
C) Contactivity
D) Constancy - ANSWER-B) Continuity
pg. 790
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One of the two primary methods for a direct attack on a
wildland fire is the flanking attack. What is another?
A) The pinch attack
B) The frontal attack
C) The circular attack
D) The indirect attack - ANSWER-A) The pinch attack
Note: aka Pincer attack
pg. 799
Which type of fuel is ground duff?
A) Heavy
B) Dense
C) Sparse
D) Fine - ANSWER-D) Fine
pg. 789
What is the source of almost all naturally caused wildland and
ground fires?
A) Improperly disposed cigarettes
