Chapter 21 - Wildland and Ground Cover
Fires
A fire fighter should reconsider accepting an assignment if it
involves __________ or more of the eighteen watch out situations. - answer five
A safety zone should be large enough: - answer that fire shelters are not needed to
prevent injury
As a basic guideline, the distance between fire fighters in a safety zone and the flames
should be a minimum of __________ times the flame height. - answer four
If a wildland or ground cover fire is too dangerous for a direct attack, which type of fire
attack should be used? - answer indirect
In which type of fuel will a fire spread the most rapidly? - answer fine
The location near the area of origin of a wildland fire began is the: - answer heel
The maximum diameter of a fine fuel is: - answer1/4" (6 mm)
The most rapidly moving part of a wildland fire is the: - answerhead
The NFPA defines wildland fires as unplanned fires burning in __________ fuel. -
answervegetative
The quantity of wildland fuel available in a specific area is fuel: - answervolume
The smothering method of extinguishment is most frequently used in which wildland
operation? - answeroverhaul
The unburned part of a wildland fire area is the: - answergreen
Typical backpack fire extinguishers contain __________ of water. - answer5 gal (19 L)
What does the "E" in LCES stand for? - answerescape routes
What is a characteristic of fine fuels? - answerlarge surface area relative to volume
What is another term for aerial fuels? - answercanopy
What is another term for surface fuels? - answerground
Fires
A fire fighter should reconsider accepting an assignment if it
involves __________ or more of the eighteen watch out situations. - answer five
A safety zone should be large enough: - answer that fire shelters are not needed to
prevent injury
As a basic guideline, the distance between fire fighters in a safety zone and the flames
should be a minimum of __________ times the flame height. - answer four
If a wildland or ground cover fire is too dangerous for a direct attack, which type of fire
attack should be used? - answer indirect
In which type of fuel will a fire spread the most rapidly? - answer fine
The location near the area of origin of a wildland fire began is the: - answer heel
The maximum diameter of a fine fuel is: - answer1/4" (6 mm)
The most rapidly moving part of a wildland fire is the: - answerhead
The NFPA defines wildland fires as unplanned fires burning in __________ fuel. -
answervegetative
The quantity of wildland fuel available in a specific area is fuel: - answervolume
The smothering method of extinguishment is most frequently used in which wildland
operation? - answeroverhaul
The unburned part of a wildland fire area is the: - answergreen
Typical backpack fire extinguishers contain __________ of water. - answer5 gal (19 L)
What does the "E" in LCES stand for? - answerescape routes
What is a characteristic of fine fuels? - answerlarge surface area relative to volume
What is another term for aerial fuels? - answercanopy
What is another term for surface fuels? - answerground
