S190 EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

Point of Origin Correct Answer: The location where the fire started Head of Fire Correct Answer: The side of the fire having the fastest rate of spread- usually hottest Flank of a fire Correct Answer: The part of a fire's perimeter that is roughly parallel to the main direction of spread. Rear of a fire or heel of fire Correct Answer: Slowest spreading portion of a fire edge... spreads directly into the wind or down slope.... opposite of the head.... Fire perimeter Correct Answer: The entire outer edge or boundary of a wildland fire. Islands may create interior perimeters 2 Fingers of a fire Correct Answer: Extension of main fire - the long narrow extensions of a fire projecting from the main body Pockets of a fire Correct Answer: Unburned indentations in the fire edge formed by fingers or slow burning areas Island of a fire Correct Answer: area of unburned fuel inside the fire perimeter, usually a rock outcrop or lake Spot fire Correct Answer: Fire ignited outside the perimeter of the main fire by a firebrand.... embers can jump ahead up to 1/4 or 1/2 mile Smoldering Correct Answer: burning with little smoke and no flame... barely spreading Creeping fire Correct Answer: Fire burning with a low flame and spreading slowly Running fire 3 Correct Answer: Behavior of a fire spreading rapidly with a well defined head and flanks Spotting fire Correct Answer: behavior of a fire producing sparks or embers that are carried by the wind and start new fires beyond the zone of direct ignition by the main fire Torching fire Correct Answer: The burning of the foliage of a single tree or a small group of trees, from the bottom up. mostly conifers Crown fire Correct Answer: Extremely hot fire that leaps from treetop to treetop more or less independent of a surface fire... sometimes classed as running or dependent to distinguish the degree of independence from the surface fire Flare up Correct Answer: any sudden acceleration in the rate of spread or intensification of the fire. unlike blowup, a flare-up is of relativity short duration and does not change existing control plan