Firefighter Training S-130 (Suppression, Communication, and Mop-up) Exam

Firefighter Training S-130 (Suppression,
Communication, and Mop-up) Exam



A fire is uphill from the control line and you want to prevent burning debris from rolling
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down the slops, across the control line, and igniting fuels on the other side of the line.
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The technique you'll want to use to control this threat is called the:
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- Progressive Line
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- Control Line
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- Cup Trench
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- Basket Ditch - (correct answer) -- Cup Trench
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A retardant drop is on it's way and you've been caught in the open. You've made sure your
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helmet and goggles are on tight.
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Identify FOUR additional steps you need to take.
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- Spread your feet apart for stability.
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- Curl into the fetal position to minimize any retardant coating.
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- Radio the base to inform them of your situation.
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- Leave any extra equipment at your feet.
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- Lie face down with your head toward the approaching aircraft.
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- Hold your hand tools to the side of your body.
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- Hold your helmet or chin strap in place. - (correct answer) -- Spread your feet apart for
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stability.
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- Lie face down with your head toward the approaching aircraft.
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- Hold your hand tools to the side of your body.
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- Hold your helmet or chin strap in place.
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Airdrops present opportunities and challenges. After an airdrop, you can often take
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advantage of the agent's effects on the fire. Choose the set of words BEST completing the
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following sentence.
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- Impassible
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- Corrosive
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- Slick
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- Toxic - (correct answer) -Slick
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, Are you down with the guidelines for downhill fireline construction and hose lays?
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All of these are TRUE guidelines except.
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- Don't attempt these procedures when a fire is present directly below the proposed
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starting point.
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- Don't construct a fireline in or adjacent to a chimney or chute that could burn out while
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your crew is in the vicinity.
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- Always use an undercut for downhill lines.
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- Always reference your IRPG for downhill line construction guidelines. - (correct answer)
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-- Always use an undercut for downhill lines.
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Attack parts of a fire threatening life or property. - (correct answer) -Hotspotting.
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Bare back of hand close, but nut touching. - (correct answer) -Testing for heat.
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Broken up and scattered in the green. - (correct answer) -Fuel concentrations.
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Construct a fireline. - (correct answer) -Remove fuel. j. j. j. j. j. j. j.




Control line on a slope below a fire. - (correct answer) -Underslung line.
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Creates emergency control line, especially in light fuels. - (correct answer) -Creating a
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scratch line.
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Cut into burning and unburned sections. - (correct answer) -Logs too big to move.
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Dig out and disperse any burning materials. - (correct answer) -Subsurface ground fuels.
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Dropped into the black. - (correct answer) -Snags. j. j. j. j. j. j. j.




Effective control lines all have - (correct answer) -An anchor point.
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Eliminates fuel between fire edge and control line. - (correct answer) -Firing Operations.
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Encircling spot fires. - (correct answer) -Parallel attack method. j. j. j. j. j. j. j. j.




Extinguished within a specific distance of the control line. - (correct answer) -All j. j. j. j. j. j. j. j. j. j. j. j.



smoldering material.
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Fell into the black. - (correct answer) -Snag burning at the top.
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Finds hotspots along a partly dead fire edge. - (correct answer) -Cold trailing.
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Identify FIVE communication methods firefighters can use with crew members.
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