S-190 FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

S-190 FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ What are the three methods of heat transfer? Correct Answer: Radiation conduction Convection What are the three components of a fire triangle Correct Answer: Heat Fuel Oxygen What happens when oxygen is removed from the fire triangle? Correct Answer: Combustion cannot occur Fire producing sparks or embers that are carried by wind or convection and starts new fires beyond the main fire. Correct Answer: Spotting 2 Fire burning without flame and barely spreading Correct Answer: Smoldering Fire spreading rapidly with a well defined head. Correct Answer: Running When is fire controlled? Correct Answer: When the fire is expected to hold under reasonable conditions. List examples of a barrier: Correct Answer: Rock-Slide, River, Lake, Road, Fireline, Green Field, etc. T or F? A north facing aspect will have more fire activity than a south facing aspect. Correct Answer: F Name two types of canyons that can result in extreme fire behavior. Correct Answer: Box Canyon Narrow Canyon List the six basic fuel types: Correct Answer: Grass Grass-Shrub Shrub 3 Timber-Litter Timber-Understory Slash-Blowdown What are the two types of horizontal arrangements of fuel? Correct Answer: Uniform Patchy The vertical arrangement of ladder fuels describes what? Correct Answer: Fuels that link surface materials to the upper canopy. List indicators that fire behavior is increasing Correct Answer: Torching Flare-ups Crowning Increased rate of spread Increase in spotting What are indicators to be aware of that can lead to increased fire behavior? Correct Answer: Cold Frontal passage Shifting winds Increases winds Erratic wind