FF1 Wildland exam with verified answers ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Terms in this set (70) ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Original
On which basis are wildland fuels classified?
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Diameter
Composition
Weight
Moisture content ||\\|//||
Diameter
What is slash? ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Seasonal ground cover ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Debris from logging or clearing operations ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Partially decomposed organic matter ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Partially burned fuel ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Debris from logging or clearing operations ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Why do compact fuels burn slowly?
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They are less continuous ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
They have less surface area||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Air cannot circulate as freely
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They retain moisture ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Air cannot circulate as freely
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Which factor has the greatest effect on the moisture content of fuels?
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Wind
Continuity
Temperature
Relative humidity ||\\|//||
Relative humidity ||\\|//||
What is the ratio of water in air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air
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can hold at a given temperature?
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, Saturation index ||\\|//||
Barometric pressure ||\\|//||
Relative humidity ||\\|//||
Moisture ratio ||\\|//||
Relative humidity ||\\|//||
What is a consequence of falling relative humidity? ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Decreased ignitability ||\\|//||
Increased lapse rate ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Falling burn index ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Decreased fuel moisture ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Decreased fuel moisture ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
What is the term for a long, narrow extension of fire projecting out from the main body of
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a wildland fire?
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Finger
Island
Run
Spot
Finger
Which type of wildland fire attack is made on the fire's burning edge?
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Offensive
Direct
Indirect
Frontal
Direct
A safety zone should be large enough __________.
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that fire shelters are not needed to prevent injury
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to be accessible by rotary-winged aircraft
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to accommodate an entire division
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to fit apparatus as well as personnel
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that fire shelters are not needed to prevent injury
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In which type of fuel will a fire spread the most rapidly?
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Fine
Compacted
Terms in this set (70) ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Original
On which basis are wildland fuels classified?
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Diameter
Composition
Weight
Moisture content ||\\|//||
Diameter
What is slash? ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Seasonal ground cover ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Debris from logging or clearing operations ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Partially decomposed organic matter ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Partially burned fuel ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Debris from logging or clearing operations ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Why do compact fuels burn slowly?
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They are less continuous ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
They have less surface area||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Air cannot circulate as freely
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They retain moisture ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Air cannot circulate as freely
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Which factor has the greatest effect on the moisture content of fuels?
||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Wind
Continuity
Temperature
Relative humidity ||\\|//||
Relative humidity ||\\|//||
What is the ratio of water in air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air
||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
can hold at a given temperature?
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, Saturation index ||\\|//||
Barometric pressure ||\\|//||
Relative humidity ||\\|//||
Moisture ratio ||\\|//||
Relative humidity ||\\|//||
What is a consequence of falling relative humidity? ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Decreased ignitability ||\\|//||
Increased lapse rate ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Falling burn index ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Decreased fuel moisture ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
Decreased fuel moisture ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
What is the term for a long, narrow extension of fire projecting out from the main body of
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a wildland fire?
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Finger
Island
Run
Spot
Finger
Which type of wildland fire attack is made on the fire's burning edge?
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Offensive
Direct
Indirect
Frontal
Direct
A safety zone should be large enough __________.
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that fire shelters are not needed to prevent injury
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to be accessible by rotary-winged aircraft
||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
to accommodate an entire division
||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
to fit apparatus as well as personnel
||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||
that fire shelters are not needed to prevent injury
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In which type of fuel will a fire spread the most rapidly?
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Fine
Compacted
