S-130 Wildland Firefighter Training Questions
with 100% Correct Answers
List the 18 watch outs Correct Answer: 1. Fire not
scouted and sized up
2. In country not seen in daylight
3. safety zones and escape routes not identified
4. Unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing
fire behavior
5. Uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards
6. Instructions and assignments not clear
7. No communication link with crew members and
supervisors
8. Constructing line without a safe anchor point
9. Building fireline downhill with fire below
10. Attempting frontal assault on fire
11. Unburned fuel between you and the fire
,12. Cannot see main fire; not in contact with someone
who can
13. On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel
below
14. Weather becoming hotter and drier
15. Wind increases and/or changes direction
16. Getting frequent spot fires across line
17. Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones
difficult
18. Taking a nap near fireline
List 10 Standard Firefighting Orders Correct Answer: 1.
Keep informed on weather conditions and forecast
2. Know what your fire is doing at all times
3. Base all actions on current and expected behavior or
the fire
, 4. Identify escape routes and safety zones and make
them known
5. Post lookouts when there is possible danger
6. Be alert, keep calm, think clearly, and act decisively
7. Maintain prompt communications with your forces,
your supervisor, and adjoining forces
8. Give clear instructions and be sure they are
understood
9. Maintain control of you forces at all times
10. Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first
Identify nine parts of a fire Correct Answer: (1) Origin, (2)
Head, (3) Flank, (4) Rear/Heel, (5) Perimeter, (6) Finger,
(7) Pocket, (8) Island, (9) Spot Fire
Orgin Correct Answer: The location where the fire
started
with 100% Correct Answers
List the 18 watch outs Correct Answer: 1. Fire not
scouted and sized up
2. In country not seen in daylight
3. safety zones and escape routes not identified
4. Unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing
fire behavior
5. Uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards
6. Instructions and assignments not clear
7. No communication link with crew members and
supervisors
8. Constructing line without a safe anchor point
9. Building fireline downhill with fire below
10. Attempting frontal assault on fire
11. Unburned fuel between you and the fire
,12. Cannot see main fire; not in contact with someone
who can
13. On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel
below
14. Weather becoming hotter and drier
15. Wind increases and/or changes direction
16. Getting frequent spot fires across line
17. Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones
difficult
18. Taking a nap near fireline
List 10 Standard Firefighting Orders Correct Answer: 1.
Keep informed on weather conditions and forecast
2. Know what your fire is doing at all times
3. Base all actions on current and expected behavior or
the fire
, 4. Identify escape routes and safety zones and make
them known
5. Post lookouts when there is possible danger
6. Be alert, keep calm, think clearly, and act decisively
7. Maintain prompt communications with your forces,
your supervisor, and adjoining forces
8. Give clear instructions and be sure they are
understood
9. Maintain control of you forces at all times
10. Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first
Identify nine parts of a fire Correct Answer: (1) Origin, (2)
Head, (3) Flank, (4) Rear/Heel, (5) Perimeter, (6) Finger,
(7) Pocket, (8) Island, (9) Spot Fire
Orgin Correct Answer: The location where the fire
started
