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A method of controlling a partly dead fire edge by carefully inspecting and feeling
with the hand to detect and fire, digging out every live spot, and trenching any
live edge ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------cold trailing
Heat transfer by direct contact ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------conduction
A raging, destructible fire fire. often used to describe a fire that has a fast moving
fire front; different from a fire storm ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
conflagration
A unit established to divide an incident into geographical areas of operation -------
--CORRECT ANSWER-----------------division
Situation in which a fire cannot be controlled by initial attack resources within a
reasonable period of time. The fire usually can be controlled by additional
,resources within 24 hours after commencing suppression action ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------extended attack
Narrow points of fire, caused by a shift of wind or change in topography. they
develop behind the head extending to the flanks. they may become second heads
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------fingers
A natural or constructed barrier utilized to stop or check fires, or to provide a
control line from which to work ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------firebreak
The part of a control line that is scrapped or dug to mineral soil ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------fireline
Any substance except plain water, that by chemical or physical action reduces
flammability of fuels or slows their rate of combustion ---------CORRECT ANSWER--
---------------fire retardant
Violent convection caused by a large continuous area of intense fire. often
characterized by destructively violent surface in drafts near and beyond the
perimeter, and sometimes by tornado like whirls ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------
--------firestorm
, Also called burning-out. the act of setting fire to fuels between the control line
and the main fire in burning-out operation ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
firing-out
Attacking a fire by working along the flanks either simultaneously or successively
from a less active or anchor point, and trying to connect the two lines at the head
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------flanking action
A fire set along a control line parallel to the wind and allowed to spread at right
angles to it ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------flank fire
The sides of the fire ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------flanks
The quantity of moisture in fuel expressed as a percentage of the weight when
thoroughly dried at 212 degrees fahrenheit ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
fuel mositure content
A chemical that is added to water to thicken it, so it will be able to absorb more
heat ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------gels