WILDFIRE MITIGATION SPECIALIST
STUDY SET EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Spot fires - ANS Fires started by airborne embers some distance away from the main body of
the fire
What two factors are the primary determinants of a home's ability to survive a wildfire? -
ANS Quality of defensible space
Structural ignitability
What does HIZ stand for? - ANS Home ignition zone
What is included in the home ignition zone? - ANS The structure
The space immediately surrounding the structure
What is the primary goal to protect a home from wildfire? - ANS Reduce or eliminate fuels
and ignition sources within the HIZ
What are some benefits of fire? - ANS Thin tree and brush stands
Remove dead material
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, Opens up forest floor to sunlight
Nourishes the soil
Wildland urban interface - ANS Any area where structures and other human development
meets or intermingles with wildland vegetative fuels
Fire suppression in the WUI - ANS When fire occurs here, it is suppressed to protect people
and their homes, so the fires do not burn the way they should to reset the ecology of the
systems
Vegetation is then increased in these areas, which provides more fuel for fires
International Code Council (ICC) - ANS Non-governmental organization that develops and
maintains model building codes for use by state and local jurisdictions
What is construction regulated by? - ANS Building codes
How does a model building code become enforceable? - ANS When it is adopted by state and
local jurisdiction, with or without amendments, and becomes law.
What is home rule? - ANS Local governments have the ability to establish their own sets of
codes and standards specific to their community.
Is Colorado a home-rule state? - ANS Yes
What is the most widely adopted code addressing WUI? - ANS The 2009 International
Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC)
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STUDY SET EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Spot fires - ANS Fires started by airborne embers some distance away from the main body of
the fire
What two factors are the primary determinants of a home's ability to survive a wildfire? -
ANS Quality of defensible space
Structural ignitability
What does HIZ stand for? - ANS Home ignition zone
What is included in the home ignition zone? - ANS The structure
The space immediately surrounding the structure
What is the primary goal to protect a home from wildfire? - ANS Reduce or eliminate fuels
and ignition sources within the HIZ
What are some benefits of fire? - ANS Thin tree and brush stands
Remove dead material
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, Opens up forest floor to sunlight
Nourishes the soil
Wildland urban interface - ANS Any area where structures and other human development
meets or intermingles with wildland vegetative fuels
Fire suppression in the WUI - ANS When fire occurs here, it is suppressed to protect people
and their homes, so the fires do not burn the way they should to reset the ecology of the
systems
Vegetation is then increased in these areas, which provides more fuel for fires
International Code Council (ICC) - ANS Non-governmental organization that develops and
maintains model building codes for use by state and local jurisdictions
What is construction regulated by? - ANS Building codes
How does a model building code become enforceable? - ANS When it is adopted by state and
local jurisdiction, with or without amendments, and becomes law.
What is home rule? - ANS Local governments have the ability to establish their own sets of
codes and standards specific to their community.
Is Colorado a home-rule state? - ANS Yes
What is the most widely adopted code addressing WUI? - ANS The 2009 International
Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC)
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