Firefighter 1C – Wildland Exam
Q&A 2026 Study Guide.
Which product container is most likely to BLEVE?
a. refrigerated rail road car
b. open top hopper
c. 5 gallon liquid propane tank
d. non pressurized tank container
Correct answer: c. 5 gallon liquid propane tank
During structural fire fighting operations you should always
consider a secondary ____________ route.
a. response
b. hose lay
c. frequency
d. escape
Correct answer: d. escape
How many ICS bulldozer types or classifications are there?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Correct answer: c. 3
Do not get off the engine until told to do so by?
a. your supervisor
b. any firefighter
c. a civilian
d. an inmate
Correct answer: a. your supervisor
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,Name advantages in using the indirect attack method of
wildland fire fighting:
a. firefighters subjected to less heat and smoke
b. burning can get out of control, sacrifice acreage
c. firefighters working in unburned fuel can be overrun
d. acreage burned is increased
Correct answer: a. firefighters subjected to less heat and
smoke
You should always carry a McLeod on the downhill side at
balance point with tines pointed down with the handle of
the McLeod parallel to the earth's surface.
a. True
b. False
Correct answer: b. False
Note: you want to carry it the same but the tines pointed
up as the cutting edge is always pointed down/away from
your body.
When your fireline is completed to a natural or constructed
barrier, or another fire line, you have reached a:
a. flank
b. tie-in
c. slop over
d. island
Correct answer: b. tie-in
There are ________________________ basic attack
methods used on wildland fires.
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
Correct answer: c. three
Note: direct attack, indirect attack, parallel attack
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, The wildland safety uniform and equipment should be kept
together and ready for immediate use.
a. True
b. False
Correct answer: a. True
Hand tools should be treated in the following manner
during a fire shelter deployment:
a. Taken inside the shelter
b. Left outside the shelter
c. Leaned against the shelter for easy access
d. Sharpened
Correct answer: b. Left outside the shelter
Which of the following is NOT a hazard for air tankers?
a. steep topography
b. gentle rolling hills
c. high winds
d. dense smoke
Correct answer: b. gentle rolling hills
While working around a helispot, you should stay at least
____________ feet away from a helicopter at all times
unless you have a specific job that requires otherwise.
a. 50
b. 150
c. 75
d. 100
Correct answer: d. 100
Name disadvantages in using the indirect attack method
of wildland fire fighting:
a. easier work/no heat, smoke reduces length of fire edge
b. burning operation can escape control, acreage burned
increases
c. permits using natural barriers
d. can allow more time to construct line
3
Q&A 2026 Study Guide.
Which product container is most likely to BLEVE?
a. refrigerated rail road car
b. open top hopper
c. 5 gallon liquid propane tank
d. non pressurized tank container
Correct answer: c. 5 gallon liquid propane tank
During structural fire fighting operations you should always
consider a secondary ____________ route.
a. response
b. hose lay
c. frequency
d. escape
Correct answer: d. escape
How many ICS bulldozer types or classifications are there?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Correct answer: c. 3
Do not get off the engine until told to do so by?
a. your supervisor
b. any firefighter
c. a civilian
d. an inmate
Correct answer: a. your supervisor
1
,Name advantages in using the indirect attack method of
wildland fire fighting:
a. firefighters subjected to less heat and smoke
b. burning can get out of control, sacrifice acreage
c. firefighters working in unburned fuel can be overrun
d. acreage burned is increased
Correct answer: a. firefighters subjected to less heat and
smoke
You should always carry a McLeod on the downhill side at
balance point with tines pointed down with the handle of
the McLeod parallel to the earth's surface.
a. True
b. False
Correct answer: b. False
Note: you want to carry it the same but the tines pointed
up as the cutting edge is always pointed down/away from
your body.
When your fireline is completed to a natural or constructed
barrier, or another fire line, you have reached a:
a. flank
b. tie-in
c. slop over
d. island
Correct answer: b. tie-in
There are ________________________ basic attack
methods used on wildland fires.
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
Correct answer: c. three
Note: direct attack, indirect attack, parallel attack
2
, The wildland safety uniform and equipment should be kept
together and ready for immediate use.
a. True
b. False
Correct answer: a. True
Hand tools should be treated in the following manner
during a fire shelter deployment:
a. Taken inside the shelter
b. Left outside the shelter
c. Leaned against the shelter for easy access
d. Sharpened
Correct answer: b. Left outside the shelter
Which of the following is NOT a hazard for air tankers?
a. steep topography
b. gentle rolling hills
c. high winds
d. dense smoke
Correct answer: b. gentle rolling hills
While working around a helispot, you should stay at least
____________ feet away from a helicopter at all times
unless you have a specific job that requires otherwise.
a. 50
b. 150
c. 75
d. 100
Correct answer: d. 100
Name disadvantages in using the indirect attack method
of wildland fire fighting:
a. easier work/no heat, smoke reduces length of fire edge
b. burning operation can escape control, acreage burned
increases
c. permits using natural barriers
d. can allow more time to construct line
3
