Fuel
What type of fuel is grass classified as?
What is Light Fuel
The changes of elevation in the land, as well as the position of natural and manmade features
What is Topography
Can hold 5 gallons of water, worn as a backpack and tends to leak from the connection of the pump wand.
What is a Bladder Bag
Common sizes of fire hose carried on wildland engines or used for wildland fire
What is 3/4 inch, 1 inch, and 1 1/2 inch
Equal to 66 feet
What is Chain
The fire triangle consists of heat, oxygen and...
What is Fuel
The amount or degree of incline of a hillside is known as
What is Slope
This should be used as a last resort if escape routes and safety zones become inadequate to use
What is Fire Shelter
A mixture of one part diesel to three parts gasoline
What is Drip Torch Mix
Preplanned area of sufficient size and suitable location that is expected to protect fire personnel from known hazards without using fire shelters
What is Safety Zone
The Wildland Fire Triangle consists of these three things
What is Weather, Topography and Fuel (W.T.F)
A line drawn on a topographic map to indicate ground elevation or depression
What is Contour Line
A specialized and common hand tool used in wildland fire created by an assistant ranger with the United States Forest Service in 1911
What is Pulaski
A hose lay in which double shutoff wye (Y) valves are inserted in the main line at intervals and lateral lines are run from the wyes to the fire edge, thus permitting continuous application of water during extension of the lay
What is Progressive Hose Lay
An aggressive action to put the fire out by the first resources to arrive, consistent with firefighter and public safety and values to be protected
What is Initial Attack
Combustible materials lying on or immediately above the ground are known as
What is Surface Fuels
Coordinate system by means of which the position or location of any place on Earth’s surface can be determined and described.
What is Latitude & Longitude
Two types of hose thread patterns
What is NH (national hose) & NPSH (national pipe straight hose)
Required by NFPA 1906 to have a minimum of 500 US gallons of water and pump 150 US gallons per minute at a pressure of 250 pounds per square inch.
What is Type 3 Engine
Controlling or extinguishing a wildland fire without using water or retardant
What is Dry Mopping
_____ strongly influences fuel moisture
What is Relative Humidity
Used to identify obstacles that are found in and around the incident or district airspace – things like power lines, towers, and ridges.
What is Aviation Hazard Map
Used to reduce the intensity and rate of spread of wildfires and enable firefighters on the ground to access the area and construct containment lines more safely near the fire.
What is Fire Retardant
Delivering 20 gpm at 80 psi while traveling 2 mph is known as
What is Pump & Roll
Issued to advise of conditions which could result in extensive wildland fire occurrence or extreme fire behavior, which are expected to develop in the next 12 to 48 hours, but not more than 72 hours
What is Fire Weather Watch