1051 Wildland Firefighting Test
Questions and Answers
mutual aid agreement problems - Answer-cost recovery, liability, approved authority, and actions taken
initial action priorities - Answer-scene size up
set priorities
develop action plan
delegate responsibilities
Fire triangle - 3 parts - Answer-Oxygen, Fuel, Heat
breaking the triangle - Answer-removing either heat, oxygen or fuel
Fire Behavior Triangle - Answer-fuel, weather, topography
biggest fire behaviour influence - Answer-weather (wind)
, Fuel characteristics - Answer-moisture, curing, quantity, arrangement
cured grasslands - Answer-100% is the worst. refers to how dry the land is
Crossover - Answer-high temp crosses with low RH (relative humidity)
Topography - Answer-the shape of the land
topography behavior - Answer-slope - faster uphill
aspect - which direction facing
elevation - air density
Fire behavior terms - Answer-smoldering, creeping, running, spotting, torching, crowning
smoldering - Answer-burn slowly with smoke but no flame, barely spreading through fuel layers
creeping - Answer-slowly spreading through surface fuels, low flame front
running - Answer-rapidly spreading with well defined head
Torching/candling - Answer-The burning of a single tree or a small group of trees, from the bottom up.
Spotting - Answer-firebrands being carried by the wind beyond the perimeter causing a spot fire
crowning - Answer-fire ascending into the crown of trees, spreading crown to crown
Questions and Answers
mutual aid agreement problems - Answer-cost recovery, liability, approved authority, and actions taken
initial action priorities - Answer-scene size up
set priorities
develop action plan
delegate responsibilities
Fire triangle - 3 parts - Answer-Oxygen, Fuel, Heat
breaking the triangle - Answer-removing either heat, oxygen or fuel
Fire Behavior Triangle - Answer-fuel, weather, topography
biggest fire behaviour influence - Answer-weather (wind)
, Fuel characteristics - Answer-moisture, curing, quantity, arrangement
cured grasslands - Answer-100% is the worst. refers to how dry the land is
Crossover - Answer-high temp crosses with low RH (relative humidity)
Topography - Answer-the shape of the land
topography behavior - Answer-slope - faster uphill
aspect - which direction facing
elevation - air density
Fire behavior terms - Answer-smoldering, creeping, running, spotting, torching, crowning
smoldering - Answer-burn slowly with smoke but no flame, barely spreading through fuel layers
creeping - Answer-slowly spreading through surface fuels, low flame front
running - Answer-rapidly spreading with well defined head
Torching/candling - Answer-The burning of a single tree or a small group of trees, from the bottom up.
Spotting - Answer-firebrands being carried by the wind beyond the perimeter causing a spot fire
crowning - Answer-fire ascending into the crown of trees, spreading crown to crown
