S-190 study guide questions with answers,

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answers

What are the three methods of heat transfer? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔conduction, convection, radiation |\ |\ |\




What are the three components of the fire triangle? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔oxygen, heat, fuel |\ |\ |\ |\




What happens when oxygen is removed from the fire
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triangle? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Combustion doesn't
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occur


Define spotting - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A behavior of
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fire in which sparks or embers from the main fire are
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carried by the wind and start new fires beyond the control
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line.
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Define smoldering - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Fire burning
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without flame and barely spreading |\ |\ |\ |\




Define running fire - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Behavior of a
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fire spreading rapidly with a well defined head
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, When is a fire controlled - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔When
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it's expected to hold under all conditions
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List four examples of a natural or man made fire barrier -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Rock cliff |\ |\ |\ |\




Lake |\




Slides
Rivers


A north facing aspect will have more fire activity that a
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south facing aspect? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False
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Name two types of canyons that can result in extreme fire
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behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Box and narrow
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What are the six basic fuel types? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Grass
Shrub |\




Grass - shrub |\ |\ |\




Timber understory |\ |\




Timber litter |\




Slash blowdown |\