Wildland firefighting TRAINING TERMS 2025
|MOST COMMON QUESTIONS WITH CORRECTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ALREADY A+
GRADED|GUARANTEED PASS
Air drops - Fire retarding or suppressant drops from an aircraft
Air tanker - Any fixed wing aircraft certified by FAA as being capable of transport and
delivery of fire retardant or fire suppressant
Anchor Point - An advantageous location usually a barrier (natural or man made fire
spread from which to start constructing control line
Area Ignition - A large area of fuel is ignited almost all at once
Aspect - The direction a slope is facing its exposure in relation of the sun
Attack Phase - All suppression work on fire from initial attack through containment
Backfire - A fire suppression tactic
Backpump - A backpack container for water with a nozzle and hose used in suppression
and mop up operations
Berm - Dirt and rocks piled in a mound along the lower side of trench
Backlining - Preburning of fuels adjacent to control line during periods of low fire
behavior to widen and strengthen the line.
Blowup - A sudden increase in fire intensity or rate of spread sufficient to preclude direct
control or to upset existing control plans
Burn - The area inside the fire perimeter not including islands or between the control line
and the inactive fire perimeter
Burning out - Any intentionally set fire used to consume the fuel in an island or between
the control line and inactive fire perimeter
Canopy - Leaves branches and limbs extanding outward from brush and trees
, Cat Face - Any scar or deformity of the trunk of tree
C.C.V - Crew carrying vehicle
Chimney effect - Tubulent updrafts caused by wind flow restrictions creating an increase
in wind velocity often by narrow terrain.
Chute - Steep "V" topographic drainage feature
Cold line - control line or a segment of control line that is extinguished with no further
action to be taken
Cold trailing - Any procedure used to secure inactive sections of the fire perimeter
including but not limited to constructing control line
Conduction - heat transfer through materiel from region of higher temps to a region of
lower temps.
constructed fire barrier - A pre existing improvement such as a highway dam or plowed
field which will obstruct the spread of fire
Containment - completion of a control line around a fire and any associated spot fires
that can reasonably be expected to stop fire spread
Control line - An inclusive term for all constructed or natural barriers and treated
(retardant) fire edges used to control a fire.
convection - The transfer of heat by the movement of a gas or liquid
Convection column - The transfer of heat by movement of a gas as demonstrated by a
rising column of smoke and hot gases above a fire.
Crown fire - A fire that advances from top to top of trees or shrubs more or less
independent of the surface top
Dime - The 10 foot minimum working or walking distance
Direct Attack - A method of fire suppression that takes place on or near fire premier
Dozer line - Control line constructed by blade of dozer.
Drip tourch - Hand-held device for igniting fires by dripping flaming liquid fuel on the
materials to be burned; consists of a fuel fount, burner arm, and igniter. Fuel used is generally a
mixture of diesel and gasoline.
|MOST COMMON QUESTIONS WITH CORRECTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ALREADY A+
GRADED|GUARANTEED PASS
Air drops - Fire retarding or suppressant drops from an aircraft
Air tanker - Any fixed wing aircraft certified by FAA as being capable of transport and
delivery of fire retardant or fire suppressant
Anchor Point - An advantageous location usually a barrier (natural or man made fire
spread from which to start constructing control line
Area Ignition - A large area of fuel is ignited almost all at once
Aspect - The direction a slope is facing its exposure in relation of the sun
Attack Phase - All suppression work on fire from initial attack through containment
Backfire - A fire suppression tactic
Backpump - A backpack container for water with a nozzle and hose used in suppression
and mop up operations
Berm - Dirt and rocks piled in a mound along the lower side of trench
Backlining - Preburning of fuels adjacent to control line during periods of low fire
behavior to widen and strengthen the line.
Blowup - A sudden increase in fire intensity or rate of spread sufficient to preclude direct
control or to upset existing control plans
Burn - The area inside the fire perimeter not including islands or between the control line
and the inactive fire perimeter
Burning out - Any intentionally set fire used to consume the fuel in an island or between
the control line and inactive fire perimeter
Canopy - Leaves branches and limbs extanding outward from brush and trees
, Cat Face - Any scar or deformity of the trunk of tree
C.C.V - Crew carrying vehicle
Chimney effect - Tubulent updrafts caused by wind flow restrictions creating an increase
in wind velocity often by narrow terrain.
Chute - Steep "V" topographic drainage feature
Cold line - control line or a segment of control line that is extinguished with no further
action to be taken
Cold trailing - Any procedure used to secure inactive sections of the fire perimeter
including but not limited to constructing control line
Conduction - heat transfer through materiel from region of higher temps to a region of
lower temps.
constructed fire barrier - A pre existing improvement such as a highway dam or plowed
field which will obstruct the spread of fire
Containment - completion of a control line around a fire and any associated spot fires
that can reasonably be expected to stop fire spread
Control line - An inclusive term for all constructed or natural barriers and treated
(retardant) fire edges used to control a fire.
convection - The transfer of heat by the movement of a gas or liquid
Convection column - The transfer of heat by movement of a gas as demonstrated by a
rising column of smoke and hot gases above a fire.
Crown fire - A fire that advances from top to top of trees or shrubs more or less
independent of the surface top
Dime - The 10 foot minimum working or walking distance
Direct Attack - A method of fire suppression that takes place on or near fire premier
Dozer line - Control line constructed by blade of dozer.
Drip tourch - Hand-held device for igniting fires by dripping flaming liquid fuel on the
materials to be burned; consists of a fuel fount, burner arm, and igniter. Fuel used is generally a
mixture of diesel and gasoline.
