KCFD12-2 S-290 questions with verified answers

KCFD12-2 S-290 questions with verified answers
3 ways convection energy can spread a fire? Ans✓✓✓ direct flame contact
spotting
pre-heating


6 primary fuel factors that affect ignition of a wildland fire? Ans✓✓✓ moisture
size
shape
arrangement
compactness
temperature


7 fuel factors that effect fire behavior? Ans✓✓✓ fuel loading
size and shape
compactness
horizontal continuity
vertical continuity
chemical content
temperature and fuel moisture


A chain is _____ feet?


There are _____ chains in a mile?

, There are _____ square chains in an acre? Ans✓✓✓ 66 feet
80 chains per mile
10 square chains per acre


A slope wind is caused by:


A.Thunderstorms
B.Foehn wind
C.Warm air settling and cold air rises
D.Warm air rising and cold air settling
E.Stable air Ans✓✓✓ D.Warm air rising and cold air settling


A surface fire that has a head and is spreading with the wind or slope is called?
Ans✓✓✓ a running fire


Air flows clockwise around low pressure system and counterclockwise around
high pressure system.


True or False Ans✓✓✓ False. Countercockwise around low pressure and
Clockwise around high pressure


Air movement in a High Pressure System:


A. Rising, winds counterclockwise
B. Rising, winds clockwise