S 190 FINAL PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED
●● The side of the fire having the fastest rate of spread
Answer: Head of a fire
●● The part of a fire's perimeter that is roughly parallel to the main
direction of spread
Answer: Flank of a fire
●● That portion of a fire spreading directly into the wind or down slope.
That portion of a fire edge opposite the head
Slowest spreading portion of a fire edge. Also called heel of a fire
Answer: Rear of a fire
●● The entire outer edge or boundary of a fire
Answer: Fire perimeter
●● The long narrow extensions of a fire projecting from the main body
Answer: Fingers of a fire
,●● Unburned indentions in the fire edge formed by fingers or slow
burning areas
Answer: Pockets of a fire
●● Area of unburned fuel inside the fire perimeter
Answer: Island
●● Fire ignited outside the perimeter of the main fire by a firebrand
Answer: Spot fire
●● Fire burning without flame and barely spreading
Answer: Smoldering
●● Fire burning with a low flame and spreading slowly
Answer: Creeping fire
●● Behavior of a fire spreading rapidly with a well defined head
Answer: Running fire
●● Behavior of a fire producing sparks or embers that are carried by the
wind and which start new fires beyond the zone of direct ignition by the
main fire
Answer: Spotting
, ●● The burning of foliage of a single tree or a small group of trees, from
the bottom up
Answer: Torching
●● A fire that advances from top to top of trees or shrubs more or less
independent of a surface fire.
Answer: Crown fire
●● Any sudden acceleration in the rate of spread or intensification of the
fire. Relatively short duration and does not change existing control plans
Answer: Flare up
●● Spinning vortex column of ascending hot air and gases rising from a
fire and carrying aloft smoke, debris, and flame. Range in size from less
than one foot to over 500 feet in diameter. Large ones have the intensity
of a small tornado
Answer: Firewhirl
●● The portion of the fire with slower rates of fire spread and lower
intensity, normally moving into the wind and/or down slope. Also called
heel fire.
Answer: Backing fire
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED
●● The side of the fire having the fastest rate of spread
Answer: Head of a fire
●● The part of a fire's perimeter that is roughly parallel to the main
direction of spread
Answer: Flank of a fire
●● That portion of a fire spreading directly into the wind or down slope.
That portion of a fire edge opposite the head
Slowest spreading portion of a fire edge. Also called heel of a fire
Answer: Rear of a fire
●● The entire outer edge or boundary of a fire
Answer: Fire perimeter
●● The long narrow extensions of a fire projecting from the main body
Answer: Fingers of a fire
,●● Unburned indentions in the fire edge formed by fingers or slow
burning areas
Answer: Pockets of a fire
●● Area of unburned fuel inside the fire perimeter
Answer: Island
●● Fire ignited outside the perimeter of the main fire by a firebrand
Answer: Spot fire
●● Fire burning without flame and barely spreading
Answer: Smoldering
●● Fire burning with a low flame and spreading slowly
Answer: Creeping fire
●● Behavior of a fire spreading rapidly with a well defined head
Answer: Running fire
●● Behavior of a fire producing sparks or embers that are carried by the
wind and which start new fires beyond the zone of direct ignition by the
main fire
Answer: Spotting
, ●● The burning of foliage of a single tree or a small group of trees, from
the bottom up
Answer: Torching
●● A fire that advances from top to top of trees or shrubs more or less
independent of a surface fire.
Answer: Crown fire
●● Any sudden acceleration in the rate of spread or intensification of the
fire. Relatively short duration and does not change existing control plans
Answer: Flare up
●● Spinning vortex column of ascending hot air and gases rising from a
fire and carrying aloft smoke, debris, and flame. Range in size from less
than one foot to over 500 feet in diameter. Large ones have the intensity
of a small tornado
Answer: Firewhirl
●● The portion of the fire with slower rates of fire spread and lower
intensity, normally moving into the wind and/or down slope. Also called
heel fire.
Answer: Backing fire
