S-130 & S-190 Study Guide Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
Anchor point - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Minimize the chance of being flanked by the fire while the
line is being constructed
Should you fight fire without an anchor point and why? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-No, Fire can create
a flanking it can come back in a different direction
L.C.E.S. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Lookout
Communication
Escape Route
Safety Zone
What is dry lightning? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-a lightning strike without rain
How many gallons of water do most backpack pump extinguisher hold? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-4-
8
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, Compressed-air foam system (CAFS) - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A system that combines foam
concentrate, water, and compressed air to produce foam that can stick to both vegetation and
structures.
Island - Correct Answer✔️✔️-An unburned area surrounded by fire.
Heel of the fire - Correct Answer✔️✔️-The side opposite the head of the fire, which is often close
to the area of origin.
Unburned indentions in the fire edge formed by fingers or slow burning areas - Correct
Answer✔️✔️-Pockets of a fire
Fire ignited outside the perimeter of the main fire by a firebrand - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Spot fire
Fire burning with a low flame and spreading slowly - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Creeping fire
The burning of foliage of a single tree or a small group of trees, from the bottom up - Correct
Answer✔️✔️-Torching
An advantageous location, usually a barrier to fire spread, from which to start constructing a fireline.
Used to minimize the chance of being flanked by the fire while the line is being constructed. -
Correct Answer✔️✔️-Anchor point
How many feet is a Chain equal to? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-66 feet
These slopes are normally more exposed to sunlight, have lighter and sparser fuels, higher
temperatures, lower humidity, lower fuel moisture and are the most critical in terms of start and
spread of wild land fires. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-South and Southwest facing slopes
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Questions and Answers
Anchor point - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Minimize the chance of being flanked by the fire while the
line is being constructed
Should you fight fire without an anchor point and why? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-No, Fire can create
a flanking it can come back in a different direction
L.C.E.S. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Lookout
Communication
Escape Route
Safety Zone
What is dry lightning? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-a lightning strike without rain
How many gallons of water do most backpack pump extinguisher hold? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-4-
8
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, Compressed-air foam system (CAFS) - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A system that combines foam
concentrate, water, and compressed air to produce foam that can stick to both vegetation and
structures.
Island - Correct Answer✔️✔️-An unburned area surrounded by fire.
Heel of the fire - Correct Answer✔️✔️-The side opposite the head of the fire, which is often close
to the area of origin.
Unburned indentions in the fire edge formed by fingers or slow burning areas - Correct
Answer✔️✔️-Pockets of a fire
Fire ignited outside the perimeter of the main fire by a firebrand - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Spot fire
Fire burning with a low flame and spreading slowly - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Creeping fire
The burning of foliage of a single tree or a small group of trees, from the bottom up - Correct
Answer✔️✔️-Torching
An advantageous location, usually a barrier to fire spread, from which to start constructing a fireline.
Used to minimize the chance of being flanked by the fire while the line is being constructed. -
Correct Answer✔️✔️-Anchor point
How many feet is a Chain equal to? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-66 feet
These slopes are normally more exposed to sunlight, have lighter and sparser fuels, higher
temperatures, lower humidity, lower fuel moisture and are the most critical in terms of start and
spread of wild land fires. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-South and Southwest facing slopes
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