CH.1 FIRELINE SAFETY FIREFIGHTERS HANDBOOK ON WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING 4TH ED. EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026

CH.1 FIRELINE SAFETY FIREFIGHTERS HANDBOOK ON WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING 4TH ED. EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 HOW IS A FIREFIGHTERS FITNESS TO FIGHT WILDLAND FIRES RELATED TO HEAT TOLERANCE? - answerAEROBIC FITNESS AND MUSCULAR FITNESS ALOOW THEM TO ACCLIMATE FASTER WHAT IS THE PRIME FACTOR IN CONTROLLING FATIGUE DURING WILDLAND FIRES? - answer-SLEEP! ONE HOUR OF SLEEP FOR EVERY TWO HOURS OF WORK WHAT ARE HEAT CRAMPS? - answer-"PAINFUL MUSCLE CRAMPS" TREATMENT: DRINK LIGHTLY SALTED WATER. FRUIT JUICE, OR ATHLETIC DRINK WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO COMBAT DEHYDRATION WHILE FIGHTING WILDLAND FIRES? - answer-DRINK WATER BEFORE SHIFT, WHILE WORKING, AND CONTINUE ONCE OFF SHIFT. WHEN ON SHIFT DRINK ONCE EVERY HOUR TOO MUCH EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE WILL CAUSE WHAT SYMPTOMS? - answer-HEADACHES, FATIGUE, AND DROWSINESS HOW SHOULD WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS WORKING LONG SHIFTS BE EATING? - answer-SNACKING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. EAT CARBS, FAT, PROTEIN, FIBER, CALCIUM, VITAMINS, BEANS AND RICE, MINERALS, AND SODIUM WHAT TYPE OF PROTECTIVE GEAR SHOULD BE WORN DURING WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING? - answerFLAME RESISTANT SHIRT AND TROUSER, BOOTS AND SOCKS, HELMET, GLOVES, EYE PROTECTION, AND HOOD OR SHROUDHOW DO FIREFIGHTING HOODS OR SHROUDS AFFECT YOUR BODY TEMPERATURE? - answer-THEY ARE MADE OF NOMEX OR KEVLAR AND DON'T ALLOW YOUR BODY TO COOL DOWN. WHEN TAKING BREAKS TAKE HOOD OR SHROUD OFF. HOW DOES A FIRE SHELTER HELP TO PROTECT WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS? - answer-BY REFLECTING RADIANT HEAT AND TRAPPING COOLER, BREATHABLE AIR WHEN SHOULD A FIRE SHELTER BE DEPLOYED? - answer-IF YOU ARE TRAPPED AND CANNOT ESCAPE, DEPLOY SHELTER AS LAST RESORT WHEN IT IS TIME TO DEPLOY YOUR FIRE SHELTER, WHAT SHOULD YOU LOOK FOR WHEN SELECTING A DEPLOYMENT SITE? - answer-AREA CLEAR OF FLAMMABLE VEGETATION AND AWAY FROM HEAVY FUELS AND EQUIPMENT