Wildland Firefighter 1C Exam A&B ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR

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Wildland Firefighter 1C Exam A&B ALL 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
Wildland Firefighter 1C Exam A


QUESTION: You should anticipate increased wind, when eddies, opposite slope spot fires, area

ignition and slope reversal when working on/in:


A. Narrow intersecting canyons


B. Saddles


C. Chimneys


D. All of the above


E. None of the above - ANSWER-A. Narrow intersecting canyons




QUESTION: Increased rates of spread should be anticipated due to surface wind channeling

when fires cross:


A. Road


B. Rivers


C. Saddles


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D. All of the above


E. None of the above - ANSWER-C. Saddles




QUESTION: Why do a very high percentage of fatal fires occur in light fuels?


A. Firefighters more complacent


B. Rate of spread can increase dramatically with wind increase


C. Rate of spread uphill came out pace firefighters


D. All of the above


E. None of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above




QUESTION: At what relative humidity reading will fires turn actively m?


A. Above 30%


B. Below 30%


C. At 20%


D. All of the above


E. None of the above - ANSWER-B. Below 30%



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QUESTION: Below what relative humidity is fire danger critical and extreme fire behavior likely?


A. 50%


B. 35%


C. 10%


D. All of the above


E. None of the above - ANSWER-C. 10%




Q; Slope and gravity are important safety considerations because:


A. Increase slope increases the rate of spread


B. Working on slopes increases firefighters fatigue


C. Gravity causes material to roll downhill


D. All of the above


E. None of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above




QUESTION: A sudden rush of Cold air downward from a collapsing thunderstorm is called:



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A. Inertia


B. Downburst


C. Wind shear


D. All of the above


E. None of the above - ANSWER-B. Downburst




QUESTION: The occurrence of multiple spot fires in an area so small they influence each other

and results in a blow-up is called?


A. Area Ignition


B. Fire whirl


C. Fourtex turbulence


D. All of the above


E. None of the above - ANSWER-A. Area ignition




QUESTION: A sudden increase in intensity, long-range spotting, sustained crowning, and/or

broken inverse layers are indications of:




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