S130 and S190 Exam Questions with Correct Answers

S130 and S190 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Spot Fire Note Information - Answer-Date and Time found Size of spot Distance to spot Direction to spot Lined or unlined Name of the resource A fire set along the inner edge of a fireline to consume the fuel in the path of a fire or change the direction of force of the fire's convection column (used with indirect line) - Answer-Backfiring This is generally considered a method of indirect attack and used against the head of a rapidly spreading fire. - Answer-Backfiring Advantages of backfiring - Answer-FF Safety Reduced fatigue, heat, and smoke Indirect attack method Reduced prep time with use of natural barriers Eliminates fuel in front of advancing fire front Reduces fire intensity and spread rate near control line Can alter direction of main fire spread Increases tactical options by improving fireline Disadvantages of backfiring - Answer--FF Safety -Req's addtn'l prep, org, and coord, over simple line construction -More acreage burned -May influence fire activity on other divisions negatively The decision to backfire is usually made by who? - Answer-Operations Section Chief with IC approval Operation of Backfiring entails what? - Answer--Approval by IC on ALL incidents On large incidents -Decision made by Ops Section Chief with IC approval -Put into effect at divisional level -May involve written plan using fire behavior analysts and incident meteorologists -Consider non-conventional shifts (night/swing shifts)