Fire Fighter I Exam - Chapter 21 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Fire Fighter I Exam - Chapter 21 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which is a component of the wildland fire triangle?
A. Heat
B. Humidity
C. Fuel moisture

D. Wind - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Heat


Which is a characteristic upon which wildland fuels are classified?
A. Weight
B. Diameter
C. Slope aspect

D. Composition - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Diameter


Which of the following is an example of a fine fuel?
A. Root
B. Stick
C. Branch

D. Grass - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Grass


What is usually the main type of fuel present in ground cover fires?
A. Coarse
B. Light
C. Heavy

D. Fine - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Fine

, What is slash?
A. Partially decomposed organic matter
B. Debris from logging or clearing operations
C. Seasonal ground cover

D. Partially burned fuel - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Debris from logging or clearing
operations


Subsurface fuels are challenging to deal with because they are:
A. highly susceptible to changes in weather
B. continuous
C. readily ignitable

D. hard to locate - CORRECT ANSWER - D. hard to locate


Ground cover is an example of a(n) __________ fuel.
A. surface
B. understory
C. compact

D. live - CORRECT ANSWER - A. surface


Aerial fuels are at least _____ above the ground.
A. 4 ft (1.2 m)
B. 6 ft (2 m)
C. 8 ft (2.5 m)

D. 10 ft (3 m) - CORRECT ANSWER - B. 6 ft (2 m)


Why do compact fuels burn slowly?
A. They have less surface area.
B. Air cannot circulate as freely.