Aircraft safety
The red switch on the dash of a helicopter that has positions on, off and armed
What is the ELT
The unit of measurement used to measure Head fire intensity
What is Kw/m
This fuel type is known for its caribou moss and spread out conifer
What is C-1
This FBP code is the most likely to change on a day to day basis.
What is ISI
this fire saw a fire tornado form on the lake shore.
What is Gunn lake fire
What is 30m
This heat type is the rising air currents that preheat fuels upslope
what is convection
This fuel type has the highest fuel loading, with the potential for deep burning fires
What is S1
When this threshold is met with the RH, open fire is potential.
What is 40%
The White Rock lake fire of 2021 severly threatened this interior city.
What is Vernon
The area between 50 and 500ft where any helicopter incidents will be fatal
What is the deadmans curve
the part of the fire that often has imcomplete burn, patchy burn, and lower intensity.
What is the Fire origin area
This fuel type is the only fuel type that is for plantations
What is C-6
The most common weather system to generate lightning fires
What is a Cold frontal passage
in 2017 BC declared a province wide state of emergency due to wildfires. This large community was evacuated that summer, as the fire burnt right to the back door of their fire base.
What is williams lake
the instrument on the front of the helicopter that can tell air speed
What is The pitot tube
The scientific name for the process where fuels release from flammable gases before combustion
What is pyrolosis
The forest fuel type has a majority spruce and pine with some maple and birch which don't have leaves yet.
What is M175
This FBP is often used to determine fire bans
What is the BUI
This Fire known for its shared name with an animal, burnt from Cache Creek to Clinton
What is Elephant Hill
This helicopter group has special instruments to assist the pilot to fly without visibilty
What is NVIS
the term for burning material that is lofted by convection currents and starts new fires ahead of the main front
What is a firebrand
This is the most likely fuel type to get crown fire, even in low winds.
What is C-2
The measuring of atmospheric instability and dryness, known by this mountain name
What is Haines index
what is 2.8 million ha