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Wildland Firefighting: Safety and Efficiency Q&A, Exams of Safety and Fire Engineering

A comprehensive set of questions and answers covering crucial aspects of wildland firefighting. it delves into topics such as fire behavior, safety procedures, and effective strategies for combating wildfires. The q&a format facilitates learning and knowledge retention, making it a valuable resource for both students and professionals in the field.

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2024/2025

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Wildland Fire Questions and Answers
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What are heat cramps? โœ”โœ”A condition that should be remedied with hydration and getting out
of the sun.
What is the best way to combat dehydration while fighting a wildfire? โœ”โœ”Drink water before,
while, and after working.
What is a consideration for deploying your fire shelter? โœ”โœ”Drop your gear as soon as your
escape might be compomised.
What are the four groupings within the 10 standard firefighting orders? โœ”โœ”Fire behavoir, safety,
operational control, firefighting
Of the three primary weather factors that affect fire behavoir which has the most influence?
โœ”โœ”wind
One of the eighteen situations that shout watchout is when escape routes and safety zones are?
A. Behind you
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Wildland Fire Questions and Answers

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What are heat cramps? โœ”โœ”A condition that should be remedied with hydration and getting out

of the sun.

What is the best way to combat dehydration while fighting a wildfire? โœ”โœ”Drink water before,

while, and after working.

What is a consideration for deploying your fire shelter? โœ”โœ”Drop your gear as soon as your

escape might be compomised.

What are the four groupings within the 10 standard firefighting orders? โœ”โœ”Fire behavoir, safety,

operational control, firefighting

Of the three primary weather factors that affect fire behavoir which has the most influence?

โœ”โœ”wind

One of the eighteen situations that shout watchout is when escape routes and safety zones are?

A. Behind you

B. Not identified

C.not a man made area

D. smoking a cigar on the line โœ”โœ”B. Not identified

The Presence of ______ is one of the eighteen situations that shout watchout?

A.Grade steeper than 55 degrees

B. heavy fuels infront of light fuels

C. Dead branches, old logs, and snags

D. frequent spot fires across the line โœ”โœ”D. frequent spot fires across the line

Which of the following is true regarding light fuels?

A. Light fuels create large volumes of smoke

B.light fuels are a better choice for escape routes

C.fire intensity can change faster in light fuels comapred to heavy fuels.

D. Light fuels are less responsive to fire than heavy fuels โœ”โœ”C

What does LCES stand for? โœ”โœ”Lookouts

Communications

C. 30 ft or more

D. 0-6 ft โœ”โœ”B

To avoid rolling rocks that may injure you, you should never?

A. create fireline on a steep slope

B. walk uphill with handtools

C. work below a dozer

D. construct fireline downhill โœ”โœ”C

What is a safety guideline for working around helicopters?

A. Always load and unload in teams of four

B.always wear a helmet

C.do not approach from the rear

D.remove wildland ppe before approaching โœ”โœ”C

What is the relationship between wind and topogrpahy?

A. Toppgraphy has little to no effect on wind/

B.topogrpahy can change wind direction and speed.

C. topogrpahy can decrease wind speed but not increase it

D. can change wind direction but not wind speed โœ”โœ”B

What is a way wind affects wildland fire spread?

A. removing oxygen which hinders combustion

B. by removing moisture ladden air

C. driving radiant heat to other fuels

D. by bending flames closer to unburned fuels, pre heating, drying, and igniting them. โœ”โœ”D.

Why do fires burn slower at night?

A. Fuel moisture is lower at night

B. warm air during the day holds moisture

C. moisture in the cool air makes it difficult for fuels to ignite.

D.moisture is absorbed by the lighter fuels from the damp night air โœ”โœ”D.

Unstable air can intensify fire behavior by increasing:

A. Increasing the chance of spot fires

B. raising the levels of relative humidity

C. Bring foehn winds that quickly dryout fuels

D. Bring vertical shafts of air that lift and carry fire brands โœ”โœ”B.

Which part of the fire spreads the quickest?

A. Point of origin

B. flanks

C.fingers

D. head โœ”โœ”D

What type of fireline is constructed on a hillside where there is the possibility of burning and rolling downhill across the fireline?

A.Black line

B. open line

C. scratch line

D. undercut line โœ”โœ”D

As a general rule, the width of a fireline should be ______ times as wide as the predominant fuel is tall?

A.

B.

C. 2.

D.1.5 โœ”โœ”D

What can hinder and limit available common fireline construction methods?

A.Area enclosed in fences

B. areas not easily accessible by roadway

C. area being used for agroculture

D.area has fuels designated wilderness or historically sensitive โœ”โœ”D

What is one objective of burning out?

A. Widen the control line

B.move the line to heavy fuels

C. used as a method of indirect attack

D. to create indrafts that push burnouts to the main fire โœ”โœ”A

Why are wetting agents added to water used to extinguish a wildland fire?

If the pump pressure is 86 PSI and the hoselay is 100 ft straight up, what will the nozzle pressure be?

A. O PSI

B. 86 PSI

C. 43 PSI

D. 21.5 PSI โœ”โœ”C

What terrain indicator causes a channeling effect that can contribute to rapid rates of spread?

A. Saddle

B. Shoreline

C. Wide valley

D. steep slope โœ”โœ”A.

When does area ignition occur?

A.When fire behavoir is so intense that it pulls air toward it and lift firebrands great heights into the air

B.when winds drive foreword at great speed, pushing fire brands off to the sides of the head of the fire.

C. long range spotting occurs in directions other than downhill, causing spots to burn over on the flanks.

D. When spot fires begin to draw each other closer, connecting convective actions, resulting in

the area exploding in fire. โœ”โœ”D

If fire burns up a slope and hits the top of the ridge it usually?

A. Intensifies and grows in flame length

B. slows as it begins to back down the other side

C. stops and it will not continue further down the slope

D. picks ups speed until the slope changes orientation again. โœ”โœ”B

To guide an aircraft from the ground, use known topographical features, reference part of the fire, and

A. Communicate using ten codes

B. provide GPS coordinates to the pilot

C. use flares to point the aircraft in the desired direction of travel

D. use clock orientation with 12 o clock at the nose of the aircraftand 6 o clock at the tail โœ”โœ”D.

When sizing up weather conditions, what is a method for determining if the air is stable?

What method of direct attack involves securing an anchor point and moving along the fireline as fast as the fire is extiinguished?

A. Pincer

B. tandem

C. flanking

D. envelopement โœ”โœ”C

When performing wet mop up, you should?

A. Not use a wetting agent

B. apply water from inside the hot area out

C. utilize a system that includes spray, stir, and spray again

D. apply water in a straight stream because it conserves water โœ”โœ”C

On a large fire you will need to approach mop up in a systamatic way by?

A. Working inward from the control line

B. moving from uburned areas into burned areas

C. starting with the cool areas and moving into the hotter area

D. assigning mop up tasks to only the most experianced wildland firefighters โœ”โœ”A

Where humans and developement meet or are intermixed with wildland fuels is also known as

A. Suburban/ wildland area

B. wildland/ urban interface

C. wildfire protection area

D. urban/ wildland protection interface โœ”โœ”B

What tactical action is used when adequate time exists to prepare a structure for defense prior to the fire arriving and there is a safety zone for personel equipment?

A. Prep and go

B. check and go

C. bump n run

D. prep and defend โœ”โœ”D

When defending structures and encountering a situaton in which spotting is the immediate problem, you should?

A. Remian mobile, survey all assigned areas, and lay lines when neccessary

B. move to the safety zone and move back when the threat has passed

C. take action to stop the fire at the edge of the property line.

C. two to three

D. three to seven โœ”โœ”D

Any tool that cannot be repaired or is unsafe to use should be?

A. put into reserve

B. used for training

C. immediatly disposed of

D. removed from service and tagged โœ”โœ”D

What is considered the minimum safe distance between personel when working with hand tools on the fireline?

A. 2 FT

B. 50 FT

C. 20 FT

D. 10 FT โœ”โœ”D

What is most likely to lead to a drip torch exploding?

A. Opening the breather valve

B. too much gasoline in the fuel

C. using a diesel and gas fuel mixture

D. pointing the drip torch downward as you ignite fuels โœ”โœ”B

What is true of Southern California municipal firefighters role in wildland firefighting?

A. It is not primary responsibility

B. it is an optional activity

C. it will not occur often

D. It is increasing and frequent part of the job and must be trained on to be proficeint and safe. โœ”โœ”D