S-190 - INTRO TO LATEST
WILDLAND FIRE
BEHAVIOR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
1 mile is equal to how many chains? - ANSWERS-80 chains
What are the 3 elements of the Fire Triangle? - ANSWERS-1. Fuel
2. Oxygen
3. Heat
What are the 3 ways that heat is transferred? - ANSWERS-- Radiation
- Convection
- Conduction
- thought of as a ray or wave
- warms you as you stand close to a campfire
- can dry surrounding fuels and sometimes ignite them - ANSWERS-
Radiation
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, S-190 - INTRO TO LATEST
WILDLAND FIRE
BEHAVIOR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
- thought of as a smoke column above the fire
- occurs when lighter warm air moves upward
- the hot gases and embers which compose the smoke column can dry
and ignite other fuels - ANSWERS-Convection
- thought of as a spoon in a hot drink
- head is conducted from one fuel particle to another in the same way,
through direct contact
- the least important fire behavior - ANSWERS-Conduction
a poor conductor of heat - ANSWERS-wood
The configuration of the earth's surface including its relief and the
position of its natural and man-made features - ANSWERS-Topography
- the direction a slope is facing (its exposure in relation of the sun)
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, S-190 - INTRO TO LATEST
WILDLAND FIRE
BEHAVIOR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
- generally determines the amount of heating it gets from the sun
- determines the amount, condition, and type of fuels present -
ANSWERS-Aspect
- this type of slope is normally more exposed to sunlight
- lighter and sparser fuels
- higher temperatures
- lower humidity
- lower fuel moisture
- the most critical in terms of start and spread of wildland fires -
ANSWERS-South and Southwest Slopes
- this type of slope has more shade
- heavier fuels
- lower temperatures
- higher humidity
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WILDLAND FIRE
BEHAVIOR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
1 mile is equal to how many chains? - ANSWERS-80 chains
What are the 3 elements of the Fire Triangle? - ANSWERS-1. Fuel
2. Oxygen
3. Heat
What are the 3 ways that heat is transferred? - ANSWERS-- Radiation
- Convection
- Conduction
- thought of as a ray or wave
- warms you as you stand close to a campfire
- can dry surrounding fuels and sometimes ignite them - ANSWERS-
Radiation
END OF
PAGE
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, S-190 - INTRO TO LATEST
WILDLAND FIRE
BEHAVIOR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
- thought of as a smoke column above the fire
- occurs when lighter warm air moves upward
- the hot gases and embers which compose the smoke column can dry
and ignite other fuels - ANSWERS-Convection
- thought of as a spoon in a hot drink
- head is conducted from one fuel particle to another in the same way,
through direct contact
- the least important fire behavior - ANSWERS-Conduction
a poor conductor of heat - ANSWERS-wood
The configuration of the earth's surface including its relief and the
position of its natural and man-made features - ANSWERS-Topography
- the direction a slope is facing (its exposure in relation of the sun)
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, S-190 - INTRO TO LATEST
WILDLAND FIRE
BEHAVIOR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
- generally determines the amount of heating it gets from the sun
- determines the amount, condition, and type of fuels present -
ANSWERS-Aspect
- this type of slope is normally more exposed to sunlight
- lighter and sparser fuels
- higher temperatures
- lower humidity
- lower fuel moisture
- the most critical in terms of start and spread of wildland fires -
ANSWERS-South and Southwest Slopes
- this type of slope has more shade
- heavier fuels
- lower temperatures
- higher humidity
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