Wildland Firefighter Training Exam
Questions and Answers
Anchor Point - Answer-An advantageous location, usually a barrier to fire spread, from which to start
constructing a fire line.
The anchor point is used to minimize the chance of being flanked by the fire while the line is being
constructed.
Flanking Fire Suppression - Answer-Attacking a fire by working along the flanks either simultaneously or
successively from a less active or anchor point and endeavoring to connect two lines at the head
Grass Fire - Answer-Is any fire in which the predominant fuel is grass or grass-like.
Head of a fire - Answer-The most rapidly spreading portion of a fire's perimeter, usually to the leeward
or up slope
Flash Fuels - Answer-Highly combustible fine fuels such as grass, leaves, draped pine needles, fern, tree
moss and some kinds of slash, which ignite readily and are consumed rapidly when dry.
, Rear of a fire - Answer-That portion of a fire spreading directly into the wind or down slope; that
portion of a fire edge opposite the head; slowest spreading portion of a fire edge; also called heel of a
fire.
Three elements of the fire triangle. - Answer-Fuel, Air, Heat.
Fuel (to burn); Air (to supply oxygen for the flame); Heat (to start & continue the combustion process)
Three methods of heat transfer. - Answer-Radiation, Convection, Conduction.
Radiation - Answer-Think of radiant heat as a ray or wave. Example: Radiant heat warms you as you
stand close to a campfire or in the sunlight.
Radiant heat can dry surrounding fuels and sometimes ignite them
Convection - Answer-Think of convection as a smoke column above a fire. Convection occurs when
lighter warm air moves upward. The hot gases and embers, which compose the smoke column, can dry
and ignite other fuels.
Conduction - Answer-Heat is moved from one fuel source to another through direct contact.
6 (major) Fuel Types - Answer-• Grass
• Grass - Shrub
• Shrub
• Timber - Understory
• Timber Litter
• Slash - Blowdown
Questions and Answers
Anchor Point - Answer-An advantageous location, usually a barrier to fire spread, from which to start
constructing a fire line.
The anchor point is used to minimize the chance of being flanked by the fire while the line is being
constructed.
Flanking Fire Suppression - Answer-Attacking a fire by working along the flanks either simultaneously or
successively from a less active or anchor point and endeavoring to connect two lines at the head
Grass Fire - Answer-Is any fire in which the predominant fuel is grass or grass-like.
Head of a fire - Answer-The most rapidly spreading portion of a fire's perimeter, usually to the leeward
or up slope
Flash Fuels - Answer-Highly combustible fine fuels such as grass, leaves, draped pine needles, fern, tree
moss and some kinds of slash, which ignite readily and are consumed rapidly when dry.
, Rear of a fire - Answer-That portion of a fire spreading directly into the wind or down slope; that
portion of a fire edge opposite the head; slowest spreading portion of a fire edge; also called heel of a
fire.
Three elements of the fire triangle. - Answer-Fuel, Air, Heat.
Fuel (to burn); Air (to supply oxygen for the flame); Heat (to start & continue the combustion process)
Three methods of heat transfer. - Answer-Radiation, Convection, Conduction.
Radiation - Answer-Think of radiant heat as a ray or wave. Example: Radiant heat warms you as you
stand close to a campfire or in the sunlight.
Radiant heat can dry surrounding fuels and sometimes ignite them
Convection - Answer-Think of convection as a smoke column above a fire. Convection occurs when
lighter warm air moves upward. The hot gases and embers, which compose the smoke column, can dry
and ignite other fuels.
Conduction - Answer-Heat is moved from one fuel source to another through direct contact.
6 (major) Fuel Types - Answer-• Grass
• Grass - Shrub
• Shrub
• Timber - Understory
• Timber Litter
• Slash - Blowdown
