Wildland Firefighting Basic Training
Exam Graded A+
agency responsible for forest fire supression - ANSWER-Forestry Commission
alternate access routes, witnesses, escape routes, evidence of cause - ANSWER-When
approaching the fire look for
an unplanned or unwanted natural or human-caused fire, or a prescribed fire that
threatens to escape its bounds - ANSWER-Wildfire
anchor point - ANSWER-the part of a fire where the attack is initiated
anchor points - ANSWER-where line building efforts begin at the rear of the fire
areas that pose the largest threat to the control line - ANSWER-mop up for a large fire
should begin
aspect - ANSWER-the direction land faces southern exposures have higher fuel density
and less moisture
best practice for containing a fire in the woods - ANSWER-using a hand crew
Between 12:00p. and 6:00pm - ANSWER-Wildfires are most difficult to suppress
between what times?
break over - ANSWER-caused when fire goes over the fire line perimeter
carry a backpack pump with soap and water - ANSWER-last member of hand crew
should
Check weather, fuels and topography. - ANSWER-while traveling to a fire
combustion - ANSWER-The act of burning is called
Conduction - ANSWER-heat transfers through root systems
consists of a series of related direct actions to cool, drown, smother beatout, starve, or
extingush the flames - ANSWER-direct attack method
control line - ANSWER-term for constructed, or natural fire barriers
Convection - ANSWER-this will pull oxygen in from all sides pushing heated air upward
making more oxygen for fire (causes embers to create spot fires)
Exam Graded A+
agency responsible for forest fire supression - ANSWER-Forestry Commission
alternate access routes, witnesses, escape routes, evidence of cause - ANSWER-When
approaching the fire look for
an unplanned or unwanted natural or human-caused fire, or a prescribed fire that
threatens to escape its bounds - ANSWER-Wildfire
anchor point - ANSWER-the part of a fire where the attack is initiated
anchor points - ANSWER-where line building efforts begin at the rear of the fire
areas that pose the largest threat to the control line - ANSWER-mop up for a large fire
should begin
aspect - ANSWER-the direction land faces southern exposures have higher fuel density
and less moisture
best practice for containing a fire in the woods - ANSWER-using a hand crew
Between 12:00p. and 6:00pm - ANSWER-Wildfires are most difficult to suppress
between what times?
break over - ANSWER-caused when fire goes over the fire line perimeter
carry a backpack pump with soap and water - ANSWER-last member of hand crew
should
Check weather, fuels and topography. - ANSWER-while traveling to a fire
combustion - ANSWER-The act of burning is called
Conduction - ANSWER-heat transfers through root systems
consists of a series of related direct actions to cool, drown, smother beatout, starve, or
extingush the flames - ANSWER-direct attack method
control line - ANSWER-term for constructed, or natural fire barriers
Convection - ANSWER-this will pull oxygen in from all sides pushing heated air upward
making more oxygen for fire (causes embers to create spot fires)
