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Before patrolling a fire area, you should receive
A.) Recently sharpen hand tools
B.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment
C.) Additional PPE
D.) Food and water for the crew
B.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment
A thermal belt is formed
A.) During late afternoon near large bodies of water
B.) When humidity drops 25% or more
C.) In mountainous area
D.) In the early morning near large bodies of water the warm moist air moves
onto land
C.) In mountainous area
Your crew Is told to build control line downhill in steep terrain and fast burning
fuels you want ensure that
A.) The decision was made by a competent supervisor after thorough scouting
B.) The entire control line is built before it is burned out
C.) The control line is in or neck to a chimney or chute
D.) The fire directly below the proposal starting point
A.) The decision was made by a competent supervisor after thorough scouting
The following are proper water application techniques expect
A.) Use of straight stream to penetrate
B.) Apply from outside of hot area inward
C.) Apply fog/spray stream
D.) stand in the blackened areas spraying perpendicular to the control line
A.) Use of straight stream to penetrate
Which of the following procedures should be observed when working around
plows or dozers
A.) Approach from the rear, assume operator knows you are present a past
lookouts when taking break around this equipment
B.) Contact the tractor boss when working near equipment, excursive special
care when visibility is poor be alert for rolling materials and always as
equipment downhill
C.) Contact the operator when working near them always pass the equipment
downhill an work as near as can be safely done
D.) Keep safe distance at all times, be aware of rolling materials avoid work
below this equipment and never assume the operator known where you are
D.) Keep safe distance at all times, be aware of rolling materials avoid work below
this equipment and never assume the operator known where you are
,Enough water should always be saved
A.) To protect tools and equipment
B.) To protect the structure
C.) To provide and escape route
D.) For self-protection
D.) For self-protection
Which of the following is mandatory to be carried by all personnel working on
the fire line during all phases of the fire suppression operations
A.) Backpack pump
B.) Shovel
C.) Chain saw
D.) Fire shelter
D.) Fire shelter
The primary use of a Mcleod is
A.) Chopping and cutting
B.) Digging roots and moving rocks
C.) Line construction ad mop up
D.) Smothering
C.) Line construction ad mop up
When burning out use no more than one part ___ to four parts _____ in drip
torches
A.) Solvent, naptha
B.) Gasoline, diesel fuel
C.) Gasoline, solvent
D.) Diesel fuel, JP-4
B.) Gasoline, diesel fuel
The primary objective of a fire line is to
A.) Give the firefighters a safe area
B.) Slow the fire to allow the firefighters forces to rest
C.) Force the fire to change directions
D.) Create a gap in combustible materials to prevent the fire from spreading
D.) Create a gap in combustible materials to prevent the fire from spreading
When walking and working with hand tools the proper distance between
workers
A.) Should be as close as possible so you will not get lost
B.) Depends on the terrain
C.) Depends on the tool being used
D.) Is 10 feet or more
D.) Is 10 feet or more
The proper spacing of are members while walking and carrying cutting tools is
A.) Arm's length apart
B.) 10 feet apart
, C.) Shoulder to shoulder
D.) 0-6 feet apart
B.) 10 feet apart
During the peak of the heat and smoke squirting water at the wall of the flame
will ____ heat transfer to the structure
A.) Enhance
B.) Do little about
C.) Redirect
D.) Prevent
D.) Prevent
While patrolling a fire you should always know the location of
A.) Safety zones and escape routes
B.) The safety officer
C.) Other crews
D.) The command post
A.) Safety zones and escape routes
Subsidence is the large scale sinking air associated with a
A.) Dust devil
B.) Fire whirls
C.) High pressure system
D.) Cold pressure system
C.) High pressure system
You are on a fire which is being pushed by a strong southernly wind, and you
notice a line of clouds approaching from the northwest. What weather
conditions can you expect
A.) The strong south wind will suddenly change to a strong Northwest wind
B.) No change is expected
C.) The south wind will reduce over the next 24-36 hours
D.) The approaching cloud cover will increase the temperature and reduce
relative humidity
A.) The strong south wind will suddenly change to a strong Northwest wind
Triage categorization for struture involved in woodland/urba interface include
all of the following expect
A.) Those that are lost
B.) Needing little to no attention for now
C.) Needing protection but salvable
D.) Historic value must be protected
A.) Those that are lost
Wet mop up is performed by separating and extinguishing material using
A.) Tools, water, and soil
B.) Equipment and tools
C.) Water only
D.) Dams and pumps
A.) Tools, water, and soil