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Firefighter 1C - Wildland Exam
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Which product container is most likely to BLEVE?
a. refrigerated rail road car
b. open top hopper
c. 5 gallon liquid propane tank
d. non pressurized tank container ✔✔c. 5 gallon liquid propane tank
During structural fire fighting operations you should always consider a secondary ____________ route.
a. response
b. hose lay
c. frequency
d. escape ✔✔d. escape
How many ICS bulldozer types or classifications are there?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 ✔✔c. 3
Do not get off the engine until told to do so by?
a. your supervisor
b. any firefighter
c. a civilian
d. an inmate ✔✔a. your supervisor
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 ✔✔a. firefighters subjected to less heat and smoke
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
The wildland safety uniform and equipment should be kept together and ready for immediate use.
a. True
b. False ✔✔a. True
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 ✔✔b. Left outside the shelter
Which of the following is NOT a hazard for air tankers?
a. steep topography
b. gentle rolling hills
c. high winds
d. dense smoke ✔✔b. gentle rolling hills
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 ✔✔d. 100
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 ✔✔b. burning operation can escape control, acreage
burned increases
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
b. Escape if you can
c. Find a survivable area
d. Pick a shelter deployment site ✔✔a. Direct attack
The recommended fuel mixture for a drip torch is _________________
a. 2 parts gasoline to 1 part diesel
b. 2 parts kerosine to 1 part diesel
c. 2 parts diesel to 1 part kerosine
d. 2 parts diesel to 1 part gasoline ✔✔d. 2 parts diesel to 1 part gasoline
A McLeod should be inspected _____________________?
a. before and after each use
b. when leaving, returning from out of unit assignment
c. beginning, end of fire season
d. none of the above ✔✔a. before and after each use
You cannot see the base camp and are not in communication with anyone who can. This is one of the "18 Situations That Shout Watch Out"?
a. True
b. False ✔✔b. False
On a 24-hour clock what is 1pm?
a. 0100
b. 1500
c. 1800
d. 1300 ✔✔d. 1300
Why is it important NOT to paint tool heads?
a. waste paint
b. unable to see cracks
c. painting handles is used for identification
d. preserves the handles ✔✔b. unable to see cracks
The only two actions a back-up person must take when an emergency stop is necessary are to give the stop hand signal and get out of the way.
a. True
d. sound ✔✔b. rough
Note: the 5 S's of tool maintenance are: Smooth, Straight, Sound, Sharp, and Secure
The back-up person is ultimately responsible for backing accidents.
a. True
b. False ✔✔b. False
One of the 10 Standard Fire Fighting Orders is: "Fight Fire __________________, but provide for ________________ first!"
a. now/lunch
b. wisely/water
c. aggressively/escape routes
d. aggressively/safety ✔✔d. aggressively/safety
Which of the following is an advantage of the direct attack method of wildland fire fighting:
✔✔Direct fire attack is used for lighter fuels and for lower fire intensity—generally less than 4-
foot flame heights.
This strategy is preferred over indirect fire attack, because it allows direct and continuous observation of the fire.
Parts of direct fire attack include:
-digging a fire line directly around the flames and
-pulling burned fuel into the black;
-using water;
-smothering; and
-removing an element from the fire triangle.
A widow maker would create which types of hazards:
a. Tripping
b. Rolling
c. Falling
d. Rocking ✔✔c. Falling
The scrapping edge of a McLeod is sharpened at a ____________________ degree angle.
a. 30
What is the ICS classification of CAL FIRE's schedule "B" fire engines?
a. Type 1
b. Type 2
c. Type 3
d. Type 4 ✔✔c. Type 3
Which of the following is always the highest tactical priority in an emergency operation?
a. Life safety
b. Public relations
c. Incident stabilization
d. Property conservation ✔✔a. Life safety
Unburned fuel outside the fire's perimeter is called:
a. the black
b. a safety island
c. the green
d. the head ✔✔c. the green
Communicate information about hazards to:
a. all personnel in the area
b. first available supervisor
c. equipment operator
d. all of the above ✔✔d. all of the above
When flagging a life-threatening hazard, what is the minimum radius to be flagged?
a. 10 feet
b. 15 feet
c. 25 feet
d. 20 feet ✔✔c. 25 feet
Finished lines constructed on a steep slope may require which of the following line construction methods?
a. scratch line
b. firing out
c. hotspotting
d. berm / trench ✔✔d. berm / trench
_____________________________ are responsible for maintaining a safe work environment.
a. Firefighters
b. Supervisors
c. Safety Officers
d. All employees ✔✔d. All employees
When walking on a hill, the pulaski should be carried:
a. straight in front of you
b. on the uphill side
c. on the downhill side
d. none of the above ✔✔c. on the downhill side
The fire shelter may be carried in the following position:
a. In your web gear pack
b. In the rear pocket of your Nomex pants
c. On the web belt at the side of your body
d. Under your Nomex ✔✔c. On the web belt at the side of your body
When directing a piece of equipment that is backing up you should be:
a. always on the left side where it is easiest for the driver t see you
b. always on the right side to compensate for the drivers limited vision
c. on whichever side poses the greatest hazard
d. standing on the back of the vehicle to remove the threat of being run over ✔✔c. on whichever
side poses the greatest hazard
Note: reading this may seem wrong, but it means the greatest hazard in relation to the vehicle backing up, such as a cliff, you would want to be cliff side to ensure the driver does not get close to the cliff.
Name a disadvantage in using the direct attack method in wildland fire fighting.
a. no burning out
b. fire stopped with least spread
c. no need for standby personnel
d. does not use natural fire barriers ✔✔d. does not use natural fire barriers
When do you apply linseed oil to a McLeod handle?
a. when the handle is dry and cracked
The material of a fire shelter is most affective in radiating heat away from the body when:
a. it is wet
b. there is direct contact with the body
c. there is air space between it and the body
d. it is heated ✔✔c. there is air space between it and the body
The back-up person should be a minimum of ______________ feet behind the engine.
a. 5
b. 8
c. 15
d. 20 ✔✔c. 15
Where should you throw all charred or burned matueral?
a. into the green
b. into open grass areas
c. scattered well back into the burn
d. into a ditch ✔✔c. scattered well back into the burn
A McLeod hand tool is classified as a _______________________.
a. cutting tool
b. scraping tool/raking
c. digging tool
d. combination tool ✔✔b. scraping tool/raking
Note: what are the other tools classified as:
Brush Hook: cutting tool
Polaski: grubbing & cutting tool
Chingadera: grubbing & scraping tool
Chain Saw: cutting tool
Shovel: digging tool
A back-up person is required for all vehicles except sedans and pick-ups.
a. True
b. False ✔✔a. True
Which of the following may cause a rock to dislodge from soil:
a. A rock fracture may have occurred due to heat from a fire
