Wild land Fire-fighting for Structural
Firefighters Exam Questions and
Answers
What is NFPA 1051 - Answer-Standard for Wildland Fire
Most Wildland Fuels must be between what temp to ignite - Answer-400-700 degrees F
What percent Fuel Moisture is fuel considered fully cured - Answer-30% and below
What are 1 hr fuels - Answer-< 1/4 in
What are 10 hr Fuels - Answer-1/4 in-3 in
What are 100 hr Fuels - Answer-1-3 in
What are 1000 hr Fuels - Answer-3-8 in
How long is 1 chain - Answer-66ft
, 1 chain/hr is 1 foot a min
Where are ladder fuels found - Answer-Surface fuels
Where are most firefighters killed - Answer-Light flashy fuels
What is Fuel Continuity - Answer-Horizontal and vertical spacing of fuels
What are Light Fuels - Answer-flashy fuels up to 2 ft
What are Medium Fuels - Answer-Brush up to 6 ft
What are Heavy Fuels - Answer-More than 6 ft
What are the Atmosphere Layers - Answer-Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
What atmosphere layer is the most concern for firefighters - Answer-Troposphere- up 10miles
What is the Thermal Belt - Answer-Top of the inversion layer
What is Relative Humidity - Answer-RH is the percentage of moisture in a volume of air relative to the
total amount of moisture which that volume of air can hold at the given temperature and atmospheric
pressure
Firefighters Exam Questions and
Answers
What is NFPA 1051 - Answer-Standard for Wildland Fire
Most Wildland Fuels must be between what temp to ignite - Answer-400-700 degrees F
What percent Fuel Moisture is fuel considered fully cured - Answer-30% and below
What are 1 hr fuels - Answer-< 1/4 in
What are 10 hr Fuels - Answer-1/4 in-3 in
What are 100 hr Fuels - Answer-1-3 in
What are 1000 hr Fuels - Answer-3-8 in
How long is 1 chain - Answer-66ft
, 1 chain/hr is 1 foot a min
Where are ladder fuels found - Answer-Surface fuels
Where are most firefighters killed - Answer-Light flashy fuels
What is Fuel Continuity - Answer-Horizontal and vertical spacing of fuels
What are Light Fuels - Answer-flashy fuels up to 2 ft
What are Medium Fuels - Answer-Brush up to 6 ft
What are Heavy Fuels - Answer-More than 6 ft
What are the Atmosphere Layers - Answer-Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
What atmosphere layer is the most concern for firefighters - Answer-Troposphere- up 10miles
What is the Thermal Belt - Answer-Top of the inversion layer
What is Relative Humidity - Answer-RH is the percentage of moisture in a volume of air relative to the
total amount of moisture which that volume of air can hold at the given temperature and atmospheric
pressure