S-215 Test Questions with Verified Correct
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Descriptors of the condition of the Wildland urban interface
What defines SOP's and may limit the activities in which firefighters in interface activities may
engage
Agency policies
Name ways to safely position fire apparatus
Facing towards escape route, avoid blocking escape routes, avoid parking next to heavy brush
List the interface unique hazards in the interface in relation to traditional wildland firefighting
Structure protection, civilian life safety, hazardous materials,
Definition of a TRA
A pre identified area where firefighters can immediately take refure for temporary shelter and
short term relief without deploying their shelters
Definition of a safety zone
A pre identified area where firefighters can take refuge without deploying their shelters
Definition of deployment site
An area where firefighters can deploy their fire shelters
List and understand key factors that can impair decision making
Distraught homeowners, business owners that are negatively impacted by the fire, firefighters
with a local connection to the fire or the area that it is burning
List many different items to consider and identify while completing pre incident planning for
WUI incidents
Escape routes for civilians, trigger points for evacuations, evacuation protocols
Identify at least 1 resource to gain pre planing information
Community wildifire protection plan
Answers
Descriptors of the condition of the Wildland urban interface
What defines SOP's and may limit the activities in which firefighters in interface activities may
engage
Agency policies
Name ways to safely position fire apparatus
Facing towards escape route, avoid blocking escape routes, avoid parking next to heavy brush
List the interface unique hazards in the interface in relation to traditional wildland firefighting
Structure protection, civilian life safety, hazardous materials,
Definition of a TRA
A pre identified area where firefighters can immediately take refure for temporary shelter and
short term relief without deploying their shelters
Definition of a safety zone
A pre identified area where firefighters can take refuge without deploying their shelters
Definition of deployment site
An area where firefighters can deploy their fire shelters
List and understand key factors that can impair decision making
Distraught homeowners, business owners that are negatively impacted by the fire, firefighters
with a local connection to the fire or the area that it is burning
List many different items to consider and identify while completing pre incident planning for
WUI incidents
Escape routes for civilians, trigger points for evacuations, evacuation protocols
Identify at least 1 resource to gain pre planing information
Community wildifire protection plan
