WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS NEWEST!!
A fire shelter protects you from what type of heat? - ANSWER Radiant Heat
When are the 10 firefighter orders not obeyed - ANSWER Ignorance, Machismo,
Apathy
Who can order an evacuation - ANSWER Law Enforcement
What is defensible space - ANSWER Removal of fuel
What is the ICP - ANSWER Command Post
What is IAP? - ANSWER Incident Action Plan
What is a strike team - ANSWER Units designated to the same kind and type of
resources with a leader
What is the National Incident Management System - ANSWER Baseline standards and
protocols for all responders
What is a trigger point? - ANSWER Once a task or objective is met then you make your
next move
What is the Abilene Paradox? - ANSWER the tendency of people to resist voicing their
true thoughts or feelings in order to please others and avoid conflict
, What type of tools should you not rely on - ANSWER Airtankers or Helicopters
How many sections are in a township? - ANSWER 36
How many acers are in a section - ANSWER 640
What is the percent of slope equal too - ANSWER Verticle distance / horizontal
distance x 100
What are the minimum tasks a wildland home owner should do each spring to help make
their home safer - ANSWER Remove debris, flammable materials from roof or gutters
Why should the first attack firefighter preserve the "Point of Origin" area around where
the fire started - ANSWER To assist Fire Investigators
What specific actions you must take with regard to a hazardous material incident -
ANSWER Approach with appropriate PPE with supervisor approval
What is a lapse rate? - ANSWER the rate at which air temperature falls with increasing
altitude.
What is the normal lapse rate for every thousand feet of elevation change? - ANSWER
3.5 degrees
What is an inversion layer? - ANSWER A layer of very stable air where the temperature
rises as the altitude increases
If the day were absolutely windless, why wouldn't a column of smoke just continue rising
but rather flattened out? ANSWER The inversion layer
ANSWERS NEWEST!!
A fire shelter protects you from what type of heat? - ANSWER Radiant Heat
When are the 10 firefighter orders not obeyed - ANSWER Ignorance, Machismo,
Apathy
Who can order an evacuation - ANSWER Law Enforcement
What is defensible space - ANSWER Removal of fuel
What is the ICP - ANSWER Command Post
What is IAP? - ANSWER Incident Action Plan
What is a strike team - ANSWER Units designated to the same kind and type of
resources with a leader
What is the National Incident Management System - ANSWER Baseline standards and
protocols for all responders
What is a trigger point? - ANSWER Once a task or objective is met then you make your
next move
What is the Abilene Paradox? - ANSWER the tendency of people to resist voicing their
true thoughts or feelings in order to please others and avoid conflict
, What type of tools should you not rely on - ANSWER Airtankers or Helicopters
How many sections are in a township? - ANSWER 36
How many acers are in a section - ANSWER 640
What is the percent of slope equal too - ANSWER Verticle distance / horizontal
distance x 100
What are the minimum tasks a wildland home owner should do each spring to help make
their home safer - ANSWER Remove debris, flammable materials from roof or gutters
Why should the first attack firefighter preserve the "Point of Origin" area around where
the fire started - ANSWER To assist Fire Investigators
What specific actions you must take with regard to a hazardous material incident -
ANSWER Approach with appropriate PPE with supervisor approval
What is a lapse rate? - ANSWER the rate at which air temperature falls with increasing
altitude.
What is the normal lapse rate for every thousand feet of elevation change? - ANSWER
3.5 degrees
What is an inversion layer? - ANSWER A layer of very stable air where the temperature
rises as the altitude increases
If the day were absolutely windless, why wouldn't a column of smoke just continue rising
but rather flattened out? ANSWER The inversion layer
