WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING S-130 | FROM QUESTION
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The Black - Answer: Area already burned by a wildland fire. Also called Burn.
Rate of Speed (ROS) - Answer: Fire spread is simply the movement of the fire.
1 ft. (0.3 m)/minute = 1 chain/hour
10 ft. (3 m)/minute = 10 chains/hour
Chain - Answer: A surveying term and equals 66 ft.
Mop-Up - Answer: Extinguishing or removing burning material near control lines, felling
snags, and trenching logs to prevent rolling after an area has burned, to make a fire safe, or
to reduce residual smoke.
Air Tanker - Answer: Fixed-wing aircraft used to drop retardant or water during an air attack.
Classification of Fire A-G - Answer: Class A—0 to 0.2 acres (0 to 0.1 ha)
Class B—0.3 to 9.9 acres (0.2 to 4 ha)
Class C—10 to 99.9 acres (4.1 to 40.4 ha)
Class D—100 - 299.9 acres (40.5 to 121.4 ha)
Class E—300 to 999.9 acres (121.5 to 404 ha)
Class F—1,000 to 4,999.9 acres (405 to 2,024 ha)
Class G—5,000 acres (2,025 ha) or more
Fire Season - Answer: Period(s) of the year during which fires are likely to occur, spread,
and damage wildland values sufficient to warrant organized fire suppression.
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,Extended-Attack Fire - Answer: Situation in which a fire cannot be controlled by initial-
attack resources within a reasonable period of time.
Gear Weight Limitations - Answer: Total individual gear weight—65 pounds (30 kg)
Web gear weight without water—20 pounds (9 kg)
Personal gear weight—45 pounds (21 kg)
Web Gear - Answer: Carry various tools in canvas pouches. Remember, your web gear
weight without water is supposed to be 20 pounds or less.
Canteen, Weather kit, Fire shelter, First-aid kit, Fusees, Portable radio and Food
RED Bag (Gear Bag) - Answer: Use your red bag to sock away extra clothing for up to 14
days and a lightweight sleeping bag. Remember, your personal gear weight limit is 45
pounds.
Personal Items - Answer: Matches (in a waterproof
container),Watch,Pocketknife,Eyeglasses and sunglasses,Water,Rain gear,Compass,Toilet
paper,Spare,boot laces,Bandanas,Flip flops to wear in shower stalls,Small towel,Small
flashlight,Instant hand sanitizer
Scratch Line - Answer: Unfinished preliminary control line hastily established or
constructed as an emergency measure to check the spread of fire.
Incident Command System (ICS) - Answer: A standardized on-scene emergency
management concept specifically designed to allow its user(s) to adopt an integrated
organizational structure equal to the complexity and demands of single or multiple
incidents, without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries.
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,Incident Commander (IC) - Answer: Person in charge of and responsible for the
management of all incident operations.
Incident Safety Officer (ISO) - Answer: Member of the command staff responsible to the
incident commander for monitoring and assessing hazardous and unsafe conditions and
developing measures for assessing personnel safety on the incident.
Unified Command - Answer: Team effort in the Incident Command System that allows all
agencies with responsibility for the incident, either geographical or functional, to manage
the incident by establishing a common set of incident objectives and strategies.
Span of Control - Answer: Maximum number of subordinates that can be effectively
supervised; ranges from three to seven individuals or functions, with five generally
established as optimum.
Control - Answer: Point in time when the perimeter spread of a wildland fire has been
halted and can reasonably be expected to hold under foreseeable conditions.
C-FLOP - Answer: Command
Finance/Admin
Logistics
Operations
Planning
Command - Answer: Direct the overall management of the incident. To relieve the IC of
various tasks not directly related to controlling the incident, the IC may appoint one or
more members of a command staff, including:
Safety officer
Liaison officer
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, Public information officer
Safety Officer - Answer: Assesses hazardous and unsafe situations and develops measures
for ensuring personnel safety. This person has emergency authority to stop and/or prevent
unsafe acts.
Liaison Officer - Answer: Acts as point of contact for representatives of all agencies
assisting or cooperating in the incident.
Public Information Officer (PIO) - Answer: Develops accurate and complete information
regarding the incident and your responses. Acts as point of contact for the media and other
governmental agencies that desire information about the incident.
Finance/Admin Chief - Answer: The finance/administration section chief is responsible for
all financial, admin, and cost analysis aspects of the incident.
Strike Team - Answer: Strike teams are most often composed of either engines, hand
crews, or bulldozers, but they may be composed of any resource of the same kind and type.
Staging Area - Answer: Temporary incident location from which resources must be able to
respond within three minutes of being assigned.
Large Fire - Answer: Has gone beyond initial attack and has burned over 300 acres in light
fuels or 100 acres in heavy fuels.
Hand Crew - Answer: Consist of from 10 to 20 members but may sometimes consist of as
few as five. Hand crews have some of the most physically demanding assignments on the
fireline—constructing a fireline by hand is not only arduous, it is often done in the worst
atmospheric conditions and terrain possible.
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TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
The Black - Answer: Area already burned by a wildland fire. Also called Burn.
Rate of Speed (ROS) - Answer: Fire spread is simply the movement of the fire.
1 ft. (0.3 m)/minute = 1 chain/hour
10 ft. (3 m)/minute = 10 chains/hour
Chain - Answer: A surveying term and equals 66 ft.
Mop-Up - Answer: Extinguishing or removing burning material near control lines, felling
snags, and trenching logs to prevent rolling after an area has burned, to make a fire safe, or
to reduce residual smoke.
Air Tanker - Answer: Fixed-wing aircraft used to drop retardant or water during an air attack.
Classification of Fire A-G - Answer: Class A—0 to 0.2 acres (0 to 0.1 ha)
Class B—0.3 to 9.9 acres (0.2 to 4 ha)
Class C—10 to 99.9 acres (4.1 to 40.4 ha)
Class D—100 - 299.9 acres (40.5 to 121.4 ha)
Class E—300 to 999.9 acres (121.5 to 404 ha)
Class F—1,000 to 4,999.9 acres (405 to 2,024 ha)
Class G—5,000 acres (2,025 ha) or more
Fire Season - Answer: Period(s) of the year during which fires are likely to occur, spread,
and damage wildland values sufficient to warrant organized fire suppression.
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,Extended-Attack Fire - Answer: Situation in which a fire cannot be controlled by initial-
attack resources within a reasonable period of time.
Gear Weight Limitations - Answer: Total individual gear weight—65 pounds (30 kg)
Web gear weight without water—20 pounds (9 kg)
Personal gear weight—45 pounds (21 kg)
Web Gear - Answer: Carry various tools in canvas pouches. Remember, your web gear
weight without water is supposed to be 20 pounds or less.
Canteen, Weather kit, Fire shelter, First-aid kit, Fusees, Portable radio and Food
RED Bag (Gear Bag) - Answer: Use your red bag to sock away extra clothing for up to 14
days and a lightweight sleeping bag. Remember, your personal gear weight limit is 45
pounds.
Personal Items - Answer: Matches (in a waterproof
container),Watch,Pocketknife,Eyeglasses and sunglasses,Water,Rain gear,Compass,Toilet
paper,Spare,boot laces,Bandanas,Flip flops to wear in shower stalls,Small towel,Small
flashlight,Instant hand sanitizer
Scratch Line - Answer: Unfinished preliminary control line hastily established or
constructed as an emergency measure to check the spread of fire.
Incident Command System (ICS) - Answer: A standardized on-scene emergency
management concept specifically designed to allow its user(s) to adopt an integrated
organizational structure equal to the complexity and demands of single or multiple
incidents, without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries.
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,Incident Commander (IC) - Answer: Person in charge of and responsible for the
management of all incident operations.
Incident Safety Officer (ISO) - Answer: Member of the command staff responsible to the
incident commander for monitoring and assessing hazardous and unsafe conditions and
developing measures for assessing personnel safety on the incident.
Unified Command - Answer: Team effort in the Incident Command System that allows all
agencies with responsibility for the incident, either geographical or functional, to manage
the incident by establishing a common set of incident objectives and strategies.
Span of Control - Answer: Maximum number of subordinates that can be effectively
supervised; ranges from three to seven individuals or functions, with five generally
established as optimum.
Control - Answer: Point in time when the perimeter spread of a wildland fire has been
halted and can reasonably be expected to hold under foreseeable conditions.
C-FLOP - Answer: Command
Finance/Admin
Logistics
Operations
Planning
Command - Answer: Direct the overall management of the incident. To relieve the IC of
various tasks not directly related to controlling the incident, the IC may appoint one or
more members of a command staff, including:
Safety officer
Liaison officer
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, Public information officer
Safety Officer - Answer: Assesses hazardous and unsafe situations and develops measures
for ensuring personnel safety. This person has emergency authority to stop and/or prevent
unsafe acts.
Liaison Officer - Answer: Acts as point of contact for representatives of all agencies
assisting or cooperating in the incident.
Public Information Officer (PIO) - Answer: Develops accurate and complete information
regarding the incident and your responses. Acts as point of contact for the media and other
governmental agencies that desire information about the incident.
Finance/Admin Chief - Answer: The finance/administration section chief is responsible for
all financial, admin, and cost analysis aspects of the incident.
Strike Team - Answer: Strike teams are most often composed of either engines, hand
crews, or bulldozers, but they may be composed of any resource of the same kind and type.
Staging Area - Answer: Temporary incident location from which resources must be able to
respond within three minutes of being assigned.
Large Fire - Answer: Has gone beyond initial attack and has burned over 300 acres in light
fuels or 100 acres in heavy fuels.
Hand Crew - Answer: Consist of from 10 to 20 members but may sometimes consist of as
few as five. Hand crews have some of the most physically demanding assignments on the
fireline—constructing a fireline by hand is not only arduous, it is often done in the worst
atmospheric conditions and terrain possible.
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