WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING BUNDLED EXAM 4
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What is the prime factor in controlling fatigue during wildland
fires?(5)
Answer: Try to average one hour of sleep for every two hours
worked.
◉ What are heat cramps? (5)
Answer: A condition that should be remedied with hydration and
getting out of the sun
◉ What is the best way to combat dehydration while fighting
wildland fires? (7)
Answer: Drink water before working, while working, and after
working.
◉ Too much exposure to carbon monoxide will cause: (7)
Answer: headaches, fatigue, and drowsiness.
◉ How should wildland firefighters working long shifts be eating?
(8)
,Answer: Food should come from all the main food groups.
◉ What type of protective gear should be worn during wildland
firefighting? (10)
Answer: Cotton, wool or part-wool socks
◉ Firefighting hoods or shrouds: (11)
Answer: may not allow your body to properly cool itself.
◉ How does a fire shelter help to protect wildland firefighters? (12)
Answer: It protects the firefighter from flame impingement and
convective heat.
◉ When should a fire shelter be deployed? (12)
Answer: If there is doubt that you can escape the encroaching fire
◉ When it is time to deploy your fire shelter,: (13)
Answer: find a site clear of flammable vegetation.
◉ What is a consideration for deploying fire shelters? (14)
Answer: Drop your gear as soon as you realize your escape may be
compromised.
,◉ What is true of SCBA and respirators used in wildland
firefighting? (16)
Answer: Both SCBAs and respirators may be used during wildland
operations.
◉ What are the four groupings within the Ten Standard Firefighting
Orders? (20 - 21)
Answer: Fire Behavior, Safety, Operational Control, Firefighting
◉ Which of the following represents Operational Control within the
Ten Standard Firefighting Orders? (21)
Answer: Give clear instructions and be sure they are understood.
◉ What is the last of the Ten Standard Firefighting Orders? (21)
Answer: Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.
◉ Of the three primary weather factors that impact a fire, ________ is
the most influential. (22)
Answer: wind
◉ How is tactical weather information used in wildland fire
operations?(22)
, Answer: Information is recorded at regular intervals to enable you to
detect changes in fire behavior.
◉ What weather factors should you attempt to track in order to keep
informed of fire conditions? (22 - 23)
Answer: Weather on the fire line, fire behavior, and latest weather
forecasts
◉ If you do not know what the fire is doing and you can't determine
this information by personal observation: (23)
Answer: send someone to scout out to get it.
◉ What is true of safety zones used in wildland firefighting? (24)
Answer: Any safety zone must be free of fuels.
◉ In wildland firefighting, an escape route: (25)
Answer: should have a backup route in case the first is cut off.
◉ What is a characteristic required of an on-site lookout? (26)
Answer: Must be knowledgeable in fire behavior to know what to
look for
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What is the prime factor in controlling fatigue during wildland
fires?(5)
Answer: Try to average one hour of sleep for every two hours
worked.
◉ What are heat cramps? (5)
Answer: A condition that should be remedied with hydration and
getting out of the sun
◉ What is the best way to combat dehydration while fighting
wildland fires? (7)
Answer: Drink water before working, while working, and after
working.
◉ Too much exposure to carbon monoxide will cause: (7)
Answer: headaches, fatigue, and drowsiness.
◉ How should wildland firefighters working long shifts be eating?
(8)
,Answer: Food should come from all the main food groups.
◉ What type of protective gear should be worn during wildland
firefighting? (10)
Answer: Cotton, wool or part-wool socks
◉ Firefighting hoods or shrouds: (11)
Answer: may not allow your body to properly cool itself.
◉ How does a fire shelter help to protect wildland firefighters? (12)
Answer: It protects the firefighter from flame impingement and
convective heat.
◉ When should a fire shelter be deployed? (12)
Answer: If there is doubt that you can escape the encroaching fire
◉ When it is time to deploy your fire shelter,: (13)
Answer: find a site clear of flammable vegetation.
◉ What is a consideration for deploying fire shelters? (14)
Answer: Drop your gear as soon as you realize your escape may be
compromised.
,◉ What is true of SCBA and respirators used in wildland
firefighting? (16)
Answer: Both SCBAs and respirators may be used during wildland
operations.
◉ What are the four groupings within the Ten Standard Firefighting
Orders? (20 - 21)
Answer: Fire Behavior, Safety, Operational Control, Firefighting
◉ Which of the following represents Operational Control within the
Ten Standard Firefighting Orders? (21)
Answer: Give clear instructions and be sure they are understood.
◉ What is the last of the Ten Standard Firefighting Orders? (21)
Answer: Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.
◉ Of the three primary weather factors that impact a fire, ________ is
the most influential. (22)
Answer: wind
◉ How is tactical weather information used in wildland fire
operations?(22)
, Answer: Information is recorded at regular intervals to enable you to
detect changes in fire behavior.
◉ What weather factors should you attempt to track in order to keep
informed of fire conditions? (22 - 23)
Answer: Weather on the fire line, fire behavior, and latest weather
forecasts
◉ If you do not know what the fire is doing and you can't determine
this information by personal observation: (23)
Answer: send someone to scout out to get it.
◉ What is true of safety zones used in wildland firefighting? (24)
Answer: Any safety zone must be free of fuels.
◉ In wildland firefighting, an escape route: (25)
Answer: should have a backup route in case the first is cut off.
◉ What is a characteristic required of an on-site lookout? (26)
Answer: Must be knowledgeable in fire behavior to know what to
look for
