Firefighter 1C - Wildland Exam
1. Which product container is most likely to BLEVE?
a. refrigerated railroad car
b. open top hopper
c. 5 gallon liquid propane tank
d. non pressurized tank container
2. During structural fire fighting operations you should always
consider a
secondary ____________ route.
a. response
b. hose lay
c. frequency
d. escape
3. How many ICS bulldozer types or classifications are there?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
4. Do not get off the engine until told to do so by?
a. your supervisor
b. any firefighter
c. a civilian
d. an inmate
,5. Name advantages in using the indirect attack method of
wildland fire fighting:
a. firefighters subjected to less heat and smoke
b. burning can get out of control, sacrifice acreage
c. firefighters working in unburned fuel can be overrun
d. acreage burned is increased
6. You should always carry a McLeod on the downhill side at
balance point with tines pointed down with the handle of the
McLeod parallel to the earth's surface.
a. True
b. False
Note: you want to carry it the same but the tines pointed up as
the cutting edge is always pointed down/away from your body.
7. When your fireline is completed to a natural or constructed
barrier, or
another fire line, you have reached a:
a. flank
b. tie-in
c. slop over
d. island
8. There are ________________________ basic attack methods used
on wildland fires.
a. one
b. two
c. three
,d. four
Note: direct attack, indirect attack, parallel attack
9. The wildland safety uniform and equipment should be kept
together and ready for immediate use.
a. True
b. False
10. Hand tools should be treated in the following manner during a
fire shelter deployment:
a. Taken inside the shelter
b. Left outside the shelter
c. Leaned against the shelter for easy access
d. Sharpened
11. Which of the following is NOT a hazard for air tankers?
a. steep topography
b. gentle rolling hills
c. high winds
d. dense smoke
12. While working around a helispot, you should stay at least
____________ feet away from a helicopter at all times unless you
have a specific job that requires otherwise.
a. 50
b. 150
c. 75
d. 100
, 13. Name disadvantages in using the indirect attack method of
wildland fire fighting:
a. easier work/no heat, smoke reduces length of fire edge
b. burning operation can escape control, acreage burned
increases
c. permits using natural barriers
d. can allow more time to construct line
14. Name four good practices which increase the rate of handline
construction:
a. hot spotting, taking frequent naps, leap frogging, cold trailing
b. keeping line straight, taking advantage of natural or man made
barriers, cold training on inactive portion of fire, hot spotting.
c. cold training, hot spotting, hydrating, leap frogging
d. scratching, hot spotting, cold trailing, straight lines
15. What two documents have been developed to constantly
remind us of
wildland fire safety rules?
a. LCES and the 4300 manual
b. 10 Standard Firefighting Orders and the 18 Situations That
Shout "Watch Out"
c. Four Common Denominators and the IFSTA 1800
d. None of the above
16. Dirt thrown on flaming fuel should be directed at what portion
of the
flame?
1. Which product container is most likely to BLEVE?
a. refrigerated railroad car
b. open top hopper
c. 5 gallon liquid propane tank
d. non pressurized tank container
2. During structural fire fighting operations you should always
consider a
secondary ____________ route.
a. response
b. hose lay
c. frequency
d. escape
3. How many ICS bulldozer types or classifications are there?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
4. Do not get off the engine until told to do so by?
a. your supervisor
b. any firefighter
c. a civilian
d. an inmate
,5. Name advantages in using the indirect attack method of
wildland fire fighting:
a. firefighters subjected to less heat and smoke
b. burning can get out of control, sacrifice acreage
c. firefighters working in unburned fuel can be overrun
d. acreage burned is increased
6. You should always carry a McLeod on the downhill side at
balance point with tines pointed down with the handle of the
McLeod parallel to the earth's surface.
a. True
b. False
Note: you want to carry it the same but the tines pointed up as
the cutting edge is always pointed down/away from your body.
7. When your fireline is completed to a natural or constructed
barrier, or
another fire line, you have reached a:
a. flank
b. tie-in
c. slop over
d. island
8. There are ________________________ basic attack methods used
on wildland fires.
a. one
b. two
c. three
,d. four
Note: direct attack, indirect attack, parallel attack
9. The wildland safety uniform and equipment should be kept
together and ready for immediate use.
a. True
b. False
10. Hand tools should be treated in the following manner during a
fire shelter deployment:
a. Taken inside the shelter
b. Left outside the shelter
c. Leaned against the shelter for easy access
d. Sharpened
11. Which of the following is NOT a hazard for air tankers?
a. steep topography
b. gentle rolling hills
c. high winds
d. dense smoke
12. While working around a helispot, you should stay at least
____________ feet away from a helicopter at all times unless you
have a specific job that requires otherwise.
a. 50
b. 150
c. 75
d. 100
, 13. Name disadvantages in using the indirect attack method of
wildland fire fighting:
a. easier work/no heat, smoke reduces length of fire edge
b. burning operation can escape control, acreage burned
increases
c. permits using natural barriers
d. can allow more time to construct line
14. Name four good practices which increase the rate of handline
construction:
a. hot spotting, taking frequent naps, leap frogging, cold trailing
b. keeping line straight, taking advantage of natural or man made
barriers, cold training on inactive portion of fire, hot spotting.
c. cold training, hot spotting, hydrating, leap frogging
d. scratching, hot spotting, cold trailing, straight lines
15. What two documents have been developed to constantly
remind us of
wildland fire safety rules?
a. LCES and the 4300 manual
b. 10 Standard Firefighting Orders and the 18 Situations That
Shout "Watch Out"
c. Four Common Denominators and the IFSTA 1800
d. None of the above
16. Dirt thrown on flaming fuel should be directed at what portion
of the
flame?
