Wildland firefighting S-190 Questions and Answers 100% Correct.

Origin - ANSWER-Where the fire started and or where it's going. Head - ANSWER-Greatest rate of spread. Moves intensely. May have more than one head. Fingers - ANSWER-Long narrow strips of fire that break off of the main fire. Caused by mixed fuels, natural features dividing the fire. Pocket - ANSWER-Unaffected area between the main fire and finger. Perimeter - ANSWER-Outer boundary of burning or burnt area. Rear/ heel - ANSWER-Opposite to the head of the fire. Close to the point of origin. Flanks - ANSWER-Sides of a wildland fire. May change to the head or fingers might form because of fuel. Islands - ANSWER-Unburned areas inside the perimeter. Wildland fires - ANSWER-Unplanned or unwanted fires. Fireline - ANSWER-Part of the control line. Dug to mineral soil. Where firefighting activities take place. Spot fires - ANSWER-Smalls fires burning beyond main fire boundary. Convection column - ANSWER-Rising hot air/ gas above the fire source. Slopover/ Breakover - ANSWER-When fire crosses a control line The green - ANSWER-Unburned area close to the fire where live or dead fuels are. NOT SAFE Live fuels - ANSWER-Living plants, high moisture vegetation, low moisture content Dead fuels - ANSWER-Where moisture is only governed by only atmospheric moisture. Ie: relative humidity and precipitation. The