WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
18 Watchout Situations - ANSWER 1. Fire not scouted and sized up.
2. In country not seen in daylight.
3. Safety zones and escape routes not identified.
4. Unfamiliar with weather and local factors affecting fire behavior.
5. Uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards.
6.Instructions and assignments not understood.
7. No communication link with crewmembers/supervisors.
8. Constructing line without safe anchor point.
9. Building fireline downhill with fire below.
10. Attempting frontal assault on fire.
11. Unburned fuel between you and the fire.
12. Cannot see main fire, not in contact with anyone who can.
13. On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below.
14. Weather is getting hotter and drier.
15. Wind increases and/or changes direction.
16. Getting frequent spot fires across line.
17. Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult.
18. Taking a nap near the fire line.
10 Fire Orders - ANSWER 1. Keep informed on fire weather conditions and forecasts.
2. Know what the fire is doing at all times.
3. Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire.
4. Identify escape routes and safety zones, and make them known.
, 5. Post lookouts when there is a possible danger.
6. Be alert, keep calm, think clearly and act decisively.
7. Keep your forces informed as well as your supervisor and adjoining forces.
8. Clearly give orders and make sure they are repeated back.
9. Always keep control of your forces.
10. Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.
Common Denominators of Tragedy Fires - ANSWER 1. On relatively small fires or
deceptively quiet areas of large fires.
2. In relatively light fuels, such as grass, herbs, and light brush.
3. When there is an unexpected shift in wind direction or wind speed.
4. When fire responds to topographic conditions and runs uphill.
What is LCES? - ANSWER Lookout
Communications
Escape Routes
Safety Zone
What are the three main influences on wild land fire behavior? - ANSWER Fuel,
weather, topography
What are the "Simple* Seven" - ANSWER LCES, Fuel, weather, topography
Subsurface Fuels - ANSWER Roots, peat, and other partially decomposed organic
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
18 Watchout Situations - ANSWER 1. Fire not scouted and sized up.
2. In country not seen in daylight.
3. Safety zones and escape routes not identified.
4. Unfamiliar with weather and local factors affecting fire behavior.
5. Uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards.
6.Instructions and assignments not understood.
7. No communication link with crewmembers/supervisors.
8. Constructing line without safe anchor point.
9. Building fireline downhill with fire below.
10. Attempting frontal assault on fire.
11. Unburned fuel between you and the fire.
12. Cannot see main fire, not in contact with anyone who can.
13. On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below.
14. Weather is getting hotter and drier.
15. Wind increases and/or changes direction.
16. Getting frequent spot fires across line.
17. Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult.
18. Taking a nap near the fire line.
10 Fire Orders - ANSWER 1. Keep informed on fire weather conditions and forecasts.
2. Know what the fire is doing at all times.
3. Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire.
4. Identify escape routes and safety zones, and make them known.
, 5. Post lookouts when there is a possible danger.
6. Be alert, keep calm, think clearly and act decisively.
7. Keep your forces informed as well as your supervisor and adjoining forces.
8. Clearly give orders and make sure they are repeated back.
9. Always keep control of your forces.
10. Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.
Common Denominators of Tragedy Fires - ANSWER 1. On relatively small fires or
deceptively quiet areas of large fires.
2. In relatively light fuels, such as grass, herbs, and light brush.
3. When there is an unexpected shift in wind direction or wind speed.
4. When fire responds to topographic conditions and runs uphill.
What is LCES? - ANSWER Lookout
Communications
Escape Routes
Safety Zone
What are the three main influences on wild land fire behavior? - ANSWER Fuel,
weather, topography
What are the "Simple* Seven" - ANSWER LCES, Fuel, weather, topography
Subsurface Fuels - ANSWER Roots, peat, and other partially decomposed organic
