Wildland Firefighting Course S-190/S- 130 Exam 2025 Questions and Answers

Wildland Firefighting Course S-190/S-
130 Exam 2025 Questions and Answers


How many feet are in a chain? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-66 feet


Name the 3 sides of the fire triangle: - Correct Answer✔️✔️-1) Oxygen


2) Fuel

3) Heat


How does conduction supply heat to a fuel to start a fire? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Conduction

transfers heat to adjacent fuels.via DIRECT CONTACT.


How does radiation supply heat to a fuel to start a fire? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Radiation transfers

heat to fuels through heat waves and rays.


How does convection supply heat to a fuel to start a fire? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Convection

transfers heat to fuels through indirect heating/cooling via wind/smoke.


Explain the reason for establishing an anchor point. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Creates an

advantageous and safe point of origin to flank the fire by establishing control lines.




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, What types of fuels might we find on the NORTH ASPECT? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Heavier

fuels,

lower temperatures,

increased humidity,

wetter soil, and

increased fuel moisture


What types of fuels might we find on the SOUTH ASPECT? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Lighter fuels,


increased temperatures,

decreased humidity,

dryer soil, and

decreased fuel moisture


Describe how a slope can affect a fire's rate of spread. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Convected heat

rises, and in conjunction with radiant heat, fuels upslope from the fire dry out rapidly and combust

at a much greater rate than horizontal or downslope spread. Badness.

_____ bulb measures the ambient air temperature, and _____ bulb measures evaporation rates to

gauge relative humidity (RH). - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Dry




Wet




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