CALFIRE FAE Study Guide 2025: Practice Questions & Answers

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CALFIRE FAE STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025




6 contract counties - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Marin, Santa
Barbara, Ventura, La, Orange, and Kern


Production Rate: Cutting Line - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔1
person can cut 20 sq yards, or 180sq ft, per hr


Refill Time: Paved Road, Dirt road, and Refill time -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Paved: 2 minutes per mile, Dirt: 4
minutes per mile, Refill time: 15 Minutes


ICS Engine Type 1: Tank Size and GPM - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔400 tank 1200 GPM


ICS Engine Type 1: 2 1/2" Hose - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔1200 ft


ICS Engine Type 1: 1 1/2" Hose - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔400 Ft

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ICS Engine Type 2: Tank Size and GPM - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔400 Gallons and 500GPM


ICS Engine Type 2: 2 1/2" Hose - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔1000 FT


ICS Engine Type 2: 1 1/2" Hose - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔500 Ft


ICS Engine Type 3: Tank and GPM - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔500 Gallons and 150 GPM with Pump and Roll
capabilities


ICS Engine Type 3: 1 1/2" - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔1000ft


ICS Typing Air tankers 1-4 - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Type
1- 3000+ gallons Type 2- 1800+ gallons Type 3- 800
gallons Type 4- 100+ gallons

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ICS Type Helicopters Type 1-4 - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔Type 1- 700, Type 2- 300, Type 3- 100, Type 4-
75


ICS Type Dozers: 1-3 - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Type 1-
200HP, Heavy D-7 and D-8
Type 2- 100HP, Medium D-5 and D-6
Type 3- 50HP, Light D4


ICS Type 1-Water Tender: Tank size, GPM, and
Personal - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Tank- 2,000
GPM-250
Personal-2


ICS Type 2- Water Tender: Tank size, GPM, and
Personal - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Tank-1,000
GPM-250
Personal-2


3 wildland strategic modes - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔Direct, Indirect, Combination