Wildland Final Exam Rated A+
A fire spreading slowly downhill or against the prevailing wind is called:
A. Flankingfire
B. Backing fire
C. Head fire
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-B. Backing fire
A retardant line can be considered the final fire line when:
A. The fire is in a wilderness area
B. Rain is expected within 24 hours
C. Never
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-C. Never
A staging area is a place to put your ____ until you are ready to use them.
A. Pulaskis
B. Foam concentrates
C. Suppression resources
D. Slippers
E. Civilians - ANSWER-C. Suppression resources
A sudden increase in intensiy, long range spotting, sustained crowing, and or broken
inversion layers are indicators of? - ANSWER-B. Erratic fire behavior
A sudden rush of cold air downward from a collapsing thunderstorm is called: -
ANSWER-B. Downburst
Adequate rest for firefighters is important because:
A. Tired people make mental errors
B. Tiredpeople make physical mistakes
C. Tired people have poor judgment
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
Air tankers are most effective when used:
A. For initial attack on small fires
B. For mop-up
C. For spot fires under the smoke column
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-A. For initial attack on small fires
An example of a vertically oriented wildland fuel is:
, A. Grass
B. Timber
C. Moss
D. Al1of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-B. Timber
An experienced hand crew should be able to cut how many feet of line per hour in
medium brush?
A. 900 feet
B. 450 feet
C. 264 feet
D. 127 feet
E. 49 feet - ANSWER-B. 450 feet
An ICS Type 3 fire engine has to have at least this much water tank capacity:
A. 500 gallons
B. 750 gallons
C. 1000 gallons
D. 400 gallons
E. 250 galldns - ANSWER-A. 500 gallons
Anchor points are not necessary for retardant lines.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-B. False
As a general rule, the fireline should be at least ___ times as wide as the predominant
fuel is tall.
A. 1-1/2
B. 2
C. 3.1714
D. 4
E. 5 - ANSWER-A. 1- 1/2
At what relative humidity reading will fires burn actively?
A. Above 30%
B. Below 30%
c. At20%
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-B. Below 30%
Below what relative humidity is fire danger critical and extreme fire behavior likely?
A. 50%
B. 35%
c. 10%
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-c. 10%
A fire spreading slowly downhill or against the prevailing wind is called:
A. Flankingfire
B. Backing fire
C. Head fire
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-B. Backing fire
A retardant line can be considered the final fire line when:
A. The fire is in a wilderness area
B. Rain is expected within 24 hours
C. Never
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-C. Never
A staging area is a place to put your ____ until you are ready to use them.
A. Pulaskis
B. Foam concentrates
C. Suppression resources
D. Slippers
E. Civilians - ANSWER-C. Suppression resources
A sudden increase in intensiy, long range spotting, sustained crowing, and or broken
inversion layers are indicators of? - ANSWER-B. Erratic fire behavior
A sudden rush of cold air downward from a collapsing thunderstorm is called: -
ANSWER-B. Downburst
Adequate rest for firefighters is important because:
A. Tired people make mental errors
B. Tiredpeople make physical mistakes
C. Tired people have poor judgment
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
Air tankers are most effective when used:
A. For initial attack on small fires
B. For mop-up
C. For spot fires under the smoke column
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-A. For initial attack on small fires
An example of a vertically oriented wildland fuel is:
, A. Grass
B. Timber
C. Moss
D. Al1of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-B. Timber
An experienced hand crew should be able to cut how many feet of line per hour in
medium brush?
A. 900 feet
B. 450 feet
C. 264 feet
D. 127 feet
E. 49 feet - ANSWER-B. 450 feet
An ICS Type 3 fire engine has to have at least this much water tank capacity:
A. 500 gallons
B. 750 gallons
C. 1000 gallons
D. 400 gallons
E. 250 galldns - ANSWER-A. 500 gallons
Anchor points are not necessary for retardant lines.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-B. False
As a general rule, the fireline should be at least ___ times as wide as the predominant
fuel is tall.
A. 1-1/2
B. 2
C. 3.1714
D. 4
E. 5 - ANSWER-A. 1- 1/2
At what relative humidity reading will fires burn actively?
A. Above 30%
B. Below 30%
c. At20%
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-B. Below 30%
Below what relative humidity is fire danger critical and extreme fire behavior likely?
A. 50%
B. 35%
c. 10%
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-c. 10%
