S-290 Unit 1: The Fire Environment questions with
verified answers
Conduction Ans✓✓✓ Direct transfer of heat from one molecule of matter to
another. Example: Cast iron pan handle too hot to touch. (Wood is a poor
conductor of heat)
Convection column Ans✓✓✓ A vertical, rising column of hot air, smoke, ash, and
particulates caused by a fire.
Convection Ans✓✓✓ The transfer of heat resulting from the motion of air or
fluid. Example: Column of smoke rising through the atmosphere or fire spread
from surface to aerial fuels.
Creeping Ans✓✓✓ Burning with a low, slowly spreading flame
Crown Fire Ans✓✓✓ High intensity treetop to treetop fire
Flaming front Ans✓✓✓ Zone of a moving fire where the combustion is primarily
flaming. Light fuels typically have a shallow flaming front, whereas heavy fuels
have a deeper front.
Ground Fire Ans✓✓✓ Smoldering and creeping fires
Radiation Ans✓✓✓ Transmission of heat energy by electromagnetic waves from
heat source to absorbing material. Example: Heat from the sun or preheating of
fuels ahead of the flaming front.
verified answers
Conduction Ans✓✓✓ Direct transfer of heat from one molecule of matter to
another. Example: Cast iron pan handle too hot to touch. (Wood is a poor
conductor of heat)
Convection column Ans✓✓✓ A vertical, rising column of hot air, smoke, ash, and
particulates caused by a fire.
Convection Ans✓✓✓ The transfer of heat resulting from the motion of air or
fluid. Example: Column of smoke rising through the atmosphere or fire spread
from surface to aerial fuels.
Creeping Ans✓✓✓ Burning with a low, slowly spreading flame
Crown Fire Ans✓✓✓ High intensity treetop to treetop fire
Flaming front Ans✓✓✓ Zone of a moving fire where the combustion is primarily
flaming. Light fuels typically have a shallow flaming front, whereas heavy fuels
have a deeper front.
Ground Fire Ans✓✓✓ Smoldering and creeping fires
Radiation Ans✓✓✓ Transmission of heat energy by electromagnetic waves from
heat source to absorbing material. Example: Heat from the sun or preheating of
fuels ahead of the flaming front.
