Wildfire Operations

Aircraft

100

The four categories of rotary wing aircraft used for firefighting operations

What are Light, Intermediate, Medium and Heavy?

200

Between which angles is it safest to approach a rotary wing aircraft?

Between 45 and 90 degrees

300

Name three types of airtankers employed in firefighting by Alberta Wildfire

Electra, Q400, AT-802, Fireboss, CL-215T

400

Name an action every passenger in a rotary wing aircraft must perform before exiting the aircraft?

Buckle your seatbelt.

Fire Behaviour

100

Name the three sides of the fire behaviour triangle

Fuel, Weather, Topography.

200

Name and define the components of the Fire Weather Index system

FFMC: Fine fuel moisture code

DMC: Duff moisture code

DC: Drought code

ISI: Initial spread index

BUI: Buildup index

Radio Communications

100

Recite these aircraft callsigns in the NATO phonetic alphabet:

GBAM, GTWI, GCNU, GHEK, GJVD, GQXZ, GLOP, GFYR, GYAT

GBAM: Bravo Alpha Mike

GTWI: Tango Whiskey India

GCNU: Charlie November Uniform

GHWK: Hotel Whiskey Kilo

GJVD: Juliet Victor Delta

GQXZ: Quebec X-ray Zulu

GLOP: Lima Oscar Papa

GFYR: Foxtrot Yankee Romeo

GYAT: Yankee Alpha Tango

500

Call off in rotary wing aircraft GTWI departing Rocky Base at 13:30 for RWF-027 (20 minute travel time) with the following manifest:

RU01 (Alpha & Bravo sub-crews)

Total GoA Payload: 1543 lbs

Rocky Forestry for TWI on 243.

Go ahead TWI.

You can check us departing Rocky Base for Romeo Whiskey Fox-027 with an ETA of 13:50. Onboard we have all members of RU01 Alpha and Bravo sub-crews with a total GoA payload of 1543 lbs. How on that?

Chainsaw Operation

100

Define the kickback zone

The kickback zone is the top tip of the bar where the pushing chain has greatest exposure causing it to take larger bites of wood and increasing the chance of chainsaw kickback.

200

Name 5 safety features on a chainsaw

Chain Brake

Chain Catcher

Right Hand Chain Guard

Throttle Lock

Anti-Vibration System

400

What is the 5-15-90 rule?

90% of falling fatalities occur within the first 15 seconds after the tree begins to fall and within 5 feet of the base tree.

Water Delivery

100

Name an effective way to reset water pressure on a trunk line

Using a relay tank

200

NAME THE EXACT SPECIFICATIONS OF DELTA PUMP INCLUDING AFS NUMBER AND COMPLETE PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF ALL BLEMISHES AND SCRATCHES.

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