GROUND COVER FIRE FIGHTING KEY EXAM Questions And CORRECT Answers

GROUND COVER FIRE FIGHTING KEY EXAM
Questions And CORRECT Answers
When working together, what are the three C's(xi) - CORRECT ANSWERS Communication

Coordination

Cooperation



Three main influences on ground cover fire behaviour are?(3) - CORRECT ANSWERS Fuel

Weather

Topography



What are the three types of ground cover fires?(4) - CORRECT ANSWERS Ground fire

Surface fire

Crown fires



5 weather factors that influence ground cover fire behaviour(6) - CORRECT
ANSWERS Wind

Temperature

Temperature differences

Relative humidity

Precipitation



4 types of local winds(7) - CORRECT ANSWERS Slope winds

Upslope winds

Downslope winds

Valley winds

, Wind impacts on fire development (7) - CORRECT ANSWERS -Increasing the supply of
oxygen



-Determining the direction of fire spread



-drys the fuel



-carries sparks ahead of the main fire



General fuel types - CORRECT ANSWERS Grass

Slash

Deciduous trees

Coniferous trees



Three Influences on wind( - CORRECT ANSWERS Cold fronts

Cumulonimbus clouds

Thunderstorms



Ground cover fires typically burn faster on ___ exposures(12) - CORRECT
ANSWERS Southern



What is "aspect"(12) - CORRECT ANSWERS The direction a slope is facing(its exposure in
relation of the sun)



What are some extreme fire behaviour characteristics?(15) - CORRECT ANSWERS Rapid
rate of spread