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Wildland FF1 Questions and Answers
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The __________ is an area where undeveloped land, populated with vegetative fuels, meets with manmade structures. ✔✔wildland/urban interface
The __________ is a pocket-sized book that outlines standards and reference information for wildland fire incident response. ✔✔Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG)
A branch is used to help manage a(n): ✔✔geographic area
A combination of single resources assembled for a particular need is a: ✔✔task force
A location where available resources are assigned to the incident is: ✔✔staging
On wildland events, divisions are usually labeled by: ✔✔letters
The __________ orders resources and develops the transportation, communications, and medical plans. ✔✔logistics section
A __________ is a reflective cloth tent that offers protection from fire, heat, smoke, and ember showers in an entrapment situation. ✔✔fire shelter
A __________ is a steep drainage on the side of a mountain. ✔✔chimney
A(n) __________ is an area cleared of flammable materials and used as refuge when a fire has been determined to be unsafe. ✔✔safety zone
A(n) __________ is a preplanned route that fire fighters take to move to a safety zone. ✔✔escape route
Maintaining prompt communication with your crew members, supervisor, and adjoining forces falls into the __________ category. ✔✔organizational control
The symptoms of moderate carbon monoxide levels in the blood are a possible: ✔✔headache, nausea, increased fatigue and drowsiness
A description of a shrub model is: ✔✔brush
As the fire grows and moves into new fuel, the most rapidly spreading area and intense part of the fire is called the: ✔✔head
__________ is the process utilizing a fire engine that can pump water while moving and putting fire out at the same time ✔✔Pumping and rolling
One type of a direct attack on a wildland fire is ✔✔flanking attack
The location where a wildland fire begins is called the: ✔✔area of origin
An area where undeveloped land with vegetative fuels meets with human-made structures is called the: ✔✔wildland/urban interface (WUI)
A(n) __________ is a stand-alone, defensible structure that requires little to no action to protect it. ✔✔low-risk structure
__________ involve checking inside the structure for occupants, assisting in evacuation as needed, and then leaving the scene. ✔✔Check-and-go tactics
__________ is a system of classifying structures based on defensibility and prioritizing protection to the least defensible structures first. ✔✔Structure triage
An example of a scraping tool is a(n): ✔✔shovel
Cutting tools include ✔✔Pulaski, axe, Sandvik, and brush hook
The __________ is a chopping and trenching hand tool with a dual-purpose head ✔✔Pulaski
When carrying a hand tool, do not ✔✔run
__________ are used to support engine operations by transporting water to the scene of a wildland fire. They are usually equipped with a pump that enables them to fill from a drafting site and to off-load water when needed ✔✔Water tenders
Dozers are a great resource for constructing __________, opening up roads, and rapidly clearing fuels in advance of the fire ✔✔firelines and safety zones
The crew leader establishes the tool order, which is dictated by the __________ the crew is operating in ✔✔fuel type
The fireline should be constructed no wider than necessary to stop the fire. Time and energy are best used to construct more hand line. The general guideline for fireline width is to make it __________ times the dominant fuel height ✔✔1.
The three methods used to disperse or dispose of brush are the toss method, the window method, and the ✔✔bank method
When operating a chainsaw, a safety consideration is ✔✔never cut above your head
A __________ is a canister that drips ignited fuel from a spout to a wick, which becomes saturated with fuel and burns continuously ✔✔drip torch
Burnout is considered a(n) __________ method ✔✔direct attack
By removing fuels through the application of intentionally applied fire, a buffer area of already burned fuel is created. This buffer is expected to __________ the fire ✔✔slow
Every firing operation needs a(n) __________, a safe place to start the operation from, and a predetermined termination point ✔✔anchor point
__________ is defined as setting fire inside a control line to consume the fuel between the edge of the fire and control line ✔✔Burnout
