Wildland TCFP Review Exam
Questions and Answers 100%
PASS
What term describes the behavior of a fire spreading rapidly with a well-defined head?
Creeping
Smoldering
Running
Spotting—ANSWER-Running
What are the three methods of heat transfer?
Convection, Conduction, and Steam
Convection, Conduction, and Radiation
Conduction, Flotation, and Radiation
Convection, Conduction, and Terrestrial Waves—ANSWER-Convection, Conduction, and
Radiation
What is a unit of measure popular in fire management, equal to 66 feet?
A chain
,A yard
A meter
A metric section—ANSWER-A chain
What term describes a fire burning without presence of flame or direct flame and barely
spreading?
Creeping
Smoldering
Running
Crowning—ANSWER-Smoldering
The entire outer edge or boundary of a fire is defined as __________.
Fire Perimeter
Outskirts
Fire Ring
Fire circumference—ANSWER-Fire Perimeter
What term describes a spinning vortex column of ascending hot air and gases rising from a
fire and carrying aloft smoke, debris, and flame?
Hellfire
Fire Tornado
Firenado
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, Fire whirl—ANSWER-Fire whirl
A(n) _____________ is an advantageous location, usually a barrier to fire spread, from which
to start constructing a fireline. It is used to minimize the chance of being flanked by the fire
while the line is being constructed.
Heel
Origin
Flank
Anchor Point—ANSWER-Anchor Point
What part of the fire is the most rapidly spreading portion of a fire's perimeter, usually to
the leeward or upslope?
Flank
Head
Heel
Torching—ANSWER-Head
What are the three elements of the fire triangle?
Oxygen, Fuel, and Heat
Oxygen, Fuel, and Oil
Oxygen, Fuel, and Weather
Fuel, Weather, and Heat—ANSWER-Oxygen, Fuel, and Heat
Questions and Answers 100%
PASS
What term describes the behavior of a fire spreading rapidly with a well-defined head?
Creeping
Smoldering
Running
Spotting—ANSWER-Running
What are the three methods of heat transfer?
Convection, Conduction, and Steam
Convection, Conduction, and Radiation
Conduction, Flotation, and Radiation
Convection, Conduction, and Terrestrial Waves—ANSWER-Convection, Conduction, and
Radiation
What is a unit of measure popular in fire management, equal to 66 feet?
A chain
,A yard
A meter
A metric section—ANSWER-A chain
What term describes a fire burning without presence of flame or direct flame and barely
spreading?
Creeping
Smoldering
Running
Crowning—ANSWER-Smoldering
The entire outer edge or boundary of a fire is defined as __________.
Fire Perimeter
Outskirts
Fire Ring
Fire circumference—ANSWER-Fire Perimeter
What term describes a spinning vortex column of ascending hot air and gases rising from a
fire and carrying aloft smoke, debris, and flame?
Hellfire
Fire Tornado
Firenado
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
, Fire whirl—ANSWER-Fire whirl
A(n) _____________ is an advantageous location, usually a barrier to fire spread, from which
to start constructing a fireline. It is used to minimize the chance of being flanked by the fire
while the line is being constructed.
Heel
Origin
Flank
Anchor Point—ANSWER-Anchor Point
What part of the fire is the most rapidly spreading portion of a fire's perimeter, usually to
the leeward or upslope?
Flank
Head
Heel
Torching—ANSWER-Head
What are the three elements of the fire triangle?
Oxygen, Fuel, and Heat
Oxygen, Fuel, and Oil
Oxygen, Fuel, and Weather
Fuel, Weather, and Heat—ANSWER-Oxygen, Fuel, and Heat
