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FIREFIGHTER 1C EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |A+ GRADED
The ratio between the amount of water vapor in the gas at the time of
measurement and the amount of water vapor that could be in the gas when
condensation begins, at a given temperature - ANSWER-Relative humidity
Debris resulting from natural events such as wind, fire, snow, or ice
breakage; or from human activities such as building or road construction,
logging, pruning, thinning, or brush cutting is known as - ANSWER-Slash
A set of systematically organized ruels developed by the U.S. department of
agriculture forest service task force to reduce danger to firefighting personnel
- ANSWER-10 standard firefighting orders
The land surface configuration - ANSWER-Topography
Fuels located more than 6ft off the ground, usually attached to trees -
ANSWER-Aerial Fuel
A strategic and safe point from which to start constructing fire control line. It
is used to reduce the change of fire being flanked by fire - ANSWER-Anchor
point
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A foam system that combines air under pressure with foam solution to create
foam - ANSWER-Compressed air foam system
A method of wildland fire attack in which fire fighters contain and extinguish
the fire at its burning edge - ANSWER-Direct attack
A direct method of suppressing a wildland or ground cover fire that involves
placing a suppression crew on one flank of a fire - ANSWER-Flanking attack
The extent to which fueled are tightly packed together - ANSWER-Fuel
compactness
The relative closeness of wildland fuels, which affects a fire's ability to spread
from one area of fuel to another - ANSWER-Fuel continuity
The amount of moisture present in a fuel, which affects how readily the fuel
will ignite and burn - ANSWER-Fuel moisture
The position of a fuel relative to the ground - ANSWER-Fuel orientation
The amount of fuel present in a given area - ANSWER-Fuel volume
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A fire that burns debris on the surface of the ground - ANSWER-Ground
cover fuel
Partly decomposed organic material on a forest floor, a type of light fuel -
ANSWER-Ground duff
Fuels of a large diameter, such as large brush, heavy timber, snags, stumps,
branches, and dead timber on the ground - ANSWER-Heavy fuels
A method of fire attack in which the control line is located parallel to the fire
edge - ANSWER-Parallel attack
The ratio between the amount of water vapor in the gas at the time of
measurement and the amount of water vapor that could be in the gas when
condensation begins, at a given temperature - ANSWER-Relative humidity
Partially decomposed matter that lies beneath the ground, such as roots,
moss, duff, and decomposed stumps - ANSWER-Subsurface fuel
The line, area, or zone where structures and other human development meet
or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels - ANSWER-
Wildland/urban interface
FIREFIGHTER 1C EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |A+ GRADED
The ratio between the amount of water vapor in the gas at the time of
measurement and the amount of water vapor that could be in the gas when
condensation begins, at a given temperature - ANSWER-Relative humidity
Debris resulting from natural events such as wind, fire, snow, or ice
breakage; or from human activities such as building or road construction,
logging, pruning, thinning, or brush cutting is known as - ANSWER-Slash
A set of systematically organized ruels developed by the U.S. department of
agriculture forest service task force to reduce danger to firefighting personnel
- ANSWER-10 standard firefighting orders
The land surface configuration - ANSWER-Topography
Fuels located more than 6ft off the ground, usually attached to trees -
ANSWER-Aerial Fuel
A strategic and safe point from which to start constructing fire control line. It
is used to reduce the change of fire being flanked by fire - ANSWER-Anchor
point
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A foam system that combines air under pressure with foam solution to create
foam - ANSWER-Compressed air foam system
A method of wildland fire attack in which fire fighters contain and extinguish
the fire at its burning edge - ANSWER-Direct attack
A direct method of suppressing a wildland or ground cover fire that involves
placing a suppression crew on one flank of a fire - ANSWER-Flanking attack
The extent to which fueled are tightly packed together - ANSWER-Fuel
compactness
The relative closeness of wildland fuels, which affects a fire's ability to spread
from one area of fuel to another - ANSWER-Fuel continuity
The amount of moisture present in a fuel, which affects how readily the fuel
will ignite and burn - ANSWER-Fuel moisture
The position of a fuel relative to the ground - ANSWER-Fuel orientation
The amount of fuel present in a given area - ANSWER-Fuel volume
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A fire that burns debris on the surface of the ground - ANSWER-Ground
cover fuel
Partly decomposed organic material on a forest floor, a type of light fuel -
ANSWER-Ground duff
Fuels of a large diameter, such as large brush, heavy timber, snags, stumps,
branches, and dead timber on the ground - ANSWER-Heavy fuels
A method of fire attack in which the control line is located parallel to the fire
edge - ANSWER-Parallel attack
The ratio between the amount of water vapor in the gas at the time of
measurement and the amount of water vapor that could be in the gas when
condensation begins, at a given temperature - ANSWER-Relative humidity
Partially decomposed matter that lies beneath the ground, such as roots,
moss, duff, and decomposed stumps - ANSWER-Subsurface fuel
The line, area, or zone where structures and other human development meet
or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels - ANSWER-
Wildland/urban interface
