FAE Study Guide Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers

FAE Study Guide Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers How many feet in a mile? - answer5280 feet How many yards in a mile? - answer1760 yards How many quarts of fluid do you lose in an hour? - answer1-2 quarts What are the three hazard markings on a ladder? - answerElectrical Hazard Heat Sensor Ladder Positioning What side of the slope will burn most steady? - answerEast/South East What does Kern Stand for? - answercenter of the rope aka core Tensile Strength of Kern Mantle rope 5/16inch? - answer4,200 lbs Types of roof collapse. - answerLean-to Collapse V-shape Collapse Pancake Collapse Cantilever Collapse How many feet should a ladder be placed away from electrical hazards. - answer10feet Red Hydrant pressures. - answerless than 500gpm How many people per fly section on an extension ladder? - answer1 person What is not important when reading smoke? - answerOdor How big should the safety zone be with 50 foot flame lengths? - answer200 feet in all directions. multiply flame lengths by 4 A ball peen hammer is used for what? - answerMetal Definition of BLEVE - answerBoiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion What hand tool is used for grubbing? - answerPulaski Definition of span of control? - answerThe idea that a single person can manage a certain number of people or resources effectively. 3-7 people or resources with 5 being optimal. What is not part of a wildland urban interface Tactical Action? - answerFlank and Hold As temperature goes up, humidity does what? - answerGoes Down What is the most important factor influencing fire behavior in the wildland environment? - answerWind A fire whirl is an indicator of what kind of environment? - answerUnstable atmosphere/erratic fire behavior Roof types... - answerFlat roof Pitched roof Arched roof Applied break test psi lose - answerNo more than 3 PSI per min Static break test psi lose - answerNo more than 2 PSI per min How many minutes does it take to fill an empty water tender - answer15 mins Travel time per mile on a paved road? - answer2mins per mile Travel time per mile on a dirt road? - answer4mins per mile Tread depth per DMV - answerAt least 4/32-inch tread depth on front tires. And 2/32 inch on other tires. What is momentum? - answerMass (weight) X Acceleration What is inertia? - answerThe force that makes a moving vehicle tend to stay in motion in the same direction. What is centrifugal force influenced by? - answerSpeed and the radius of a curve Hydraulic equation? - answerEP=NP+FL+A+-H WUI Strategies-Non-Threatened - answerSafety zones and TRA are present and construction features or defensible space make it unlikely that the structure will ignite during initial fire front contact.