Key Terms to Success
Generally with a low level flame, this type of fire slowly spreads across the ground
What is a Creeping fire
How much or how little contents of this can affect the intensity of a fire
What is Fuel
More commonly known as RH, this wildland concept tells how much water vapour is in the air to what it could hold
What is Relative Humidity
This labour intensive task removes fuel from the fire
What is Cutting a Line
Opposite to the Rear, these flaming flanges are known better as this
What are Fingers
This suppression action can reasonably check the spread of fire
What is to Contain
Aspects like wind and rain relate to this fire behaviour
What is the Weather
Being greater than 60% would make the air this
What is Humid
Pumps, sprinklers, and fuel removal make buildings much more intelligent
What is Fire Smarting
Whether in uniform or patch, this describes the distribution of fuels over any given area
What is Fuel Continuity
A particularly active part of a wild fire
What is a Hotspot
Burning the dead layer of organic matter that generally covers soil, is this low level fire
What is Ground Fire
Being less than 20% would make the air this
What is Very Dry
This attack method ask not how but where to stop the fire
What is Indirect Attack
Lookout! With Communications, Escape Routes, and Safety Zones all in mind, this overdone zone is often the safest Anchor Point near the fire
What is the Black
Land surface configuration
What is Topography
Wind driven, high intensity fire that move through the treetops
What are Crown Fires
This affects not just the RH, but ignition, atmosphere stability, and even fireline personnel
What is Temperature
The cardinal directions affect temperature and behaviour. Watch out for the Southwest!!
What is Aspect
Fuel moisture is defined as the % of the fuel's weight being water. Two conditions that influence that is the Greenness and Curing Stage, and ________
What is Shade Protection
Firebrands carried by wind, whirl, or convection column that push it beyond the main fire
What is Spotting
Working together, this three-sided sturdy shape denotes how wildfires will behave
What is the Fire Behaviour Triangle
This term refers to when degrees increase and humidity drops, leading to extreme fire behaviour and making control potentially impossible
What is Crossover
Position attack wisely... this grade percentage can double or even quadruple the spread of fire
What is the Steepness of Slope
Heavy fuels deal with logs, trees, deep duff, peat, and are classified by 1000 hour fuel. What cm do they have to be over in diameter?
What is 7.6cm