Weather
What is the single most important weather factor?
Wind
Which of the follows burns the fastest?
Trees
Live Bushes
Dead grass
Dead grass
What happens to temperature at higher elevation?
It decreases
What does CFFDRS stand for?
Canadian forest fire danger rating system
What is a point of origin?
Where the fire started
What does Rh stand for?
Relative Humidity
What kind of fuel dries out the fastest?
Small medium or large?
Small
In what direction will a wildfire typically grow on a slope?
Uphill
What is the highest forest fire danger rating?
extreme
What is the front of a fire called?
The head
This weather event starts a majority of the wildfires in BC most years.
Lightning
What kind of fuels connect surface and aerial fuels?
Ladder Fuels
Which aspect receives the most sunlight?
South
Fire weather index
The name for a fire that is burning the canopy of a tree stand.
Crown fire
Crossover occurs when?
When the temperature is higher than the Rh.
How is fuel loading usually measured?
Layered inversions are called what?
Thermal belts
What does FBP stand for?
fire behavior prediction
What do you call a fire that is not connected to the main fire?
Spot fire
Winds that are being drawn in by a wildfire are being driven by what force?
Lytton is predominately what fuel type?
C7
The predominant wind in the fraser canyon comes from which direction?
South
What moisture code would I use to estimate moisture content in deep duff?
Drought code
What is the lowest rank in which an organized flame front occurs?
Rank 3