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Wildland Abbr.
100

A experienced team member posted away from the crew with a radio, weather kit, IAP, watch, and knowledge of the operational plan.

What is a lookout.

100
Identify the three elements of the Fire Triangle
What is Heat, Oxygen, Fuel
100
Name the three common types of Hand Crews
What is Type I, Type II (IA), and Type II
100

This is a set of pre-planned, easily recognizable conditions indicating that the present tactics are about to become unsafe and that it is time to disengage from the fire and move to a safety zone.

What are trigger points.

100

This is the abbreviation used for large incident leadership teams.

What is IMT, or Incident Management Team.

200

The broader term for communicating an assignment which violates workplace practices, necessary qualificaions or experience is lacking, or defective equipment is being used.

Turning down or refusing risk. 

200
This is a method of controlling a partly dead fire edge by carefully inspecting and feeling with the hands to detect any fire, digging out and extinguishing every live spot, and lining every live edge.
What is Cold Trailing
200

This Type of Engine has a 500 gallon tank, 150 GPM, and a minimum crew of 3.

What is a Type III Engine

200
These 3 groups are responsible for preparing and responding to interface fires.
Who are the Government, Landowners/Homeowners, and Firefighting Agencies
200

Abbreviated as "BI", this number reflects the difficulty to control a wildfire based off a combination of the Fire Spread Component and the Energy Release Component.

What is Burning Index.

300

These gases are common when responding to oil and gas sites.

What are Methane and Hydrogen Sulfide.

300
These are the three methods of attacking a wildland fire
What are Direct, Indirect, Flanking/Parallel
300
This Type of Helicopter has 3-5 seats, a manager and two crew persons.
What is a Type III helicopter
300

These four categories are used to triage homes in the interface.

What are Defensible-Standalone, Defensible-Prep/Hold, Non-Defensible-Prep/Leave, Non-Defensible-Rescue/Driveby

300

This abbreviation precedes the amount of water vapor present in the air expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature.

What is RH, or Relative Humidity.

400

A tool for operational wildland firefighters and support staff to communicate unsafe, unhealthy, near-miss and high-risk operations.

The SAFENET reporting system
400
The term used to describe when fuels that remain between the main fire and the control line are burned out, or allowed to burn to control line.
What is the Blackline Concept
400

This Type of Engine must have a minimum of 500ft. of 1.5" hose, 1200 ft. of 2.5" hose and a minimum tank capacity of 300 gallons.

What is a Type I Engine

400
This person has the authority to perform and authorize Backfire Operations.
Who is Ops Section Chief
400

Abbreviation for the tactics used to meet management objectives that seek to reduce environmental, cultural, and social impacts caused by typical suppression techniques.

What is MIST, or Minimal Impact Strategy Tactics.

500

1 On small fires or deceptively quiet areas of large fires.

2.In relatively light fuels.

3. When fire responds to terrain and runs uphill.

4. During the Critical Burn Period.

Common Denominators of Fire Behavior of Tragedy Fires

500
Name three Risk Management Tools in the Green portion of the IRPG
What are the Risk Management Process, Downhill Checklist, Incident Complexity Analysis Checklist
500
What are the two kinds (not types) of Water Tenders.
What are Support and Tactical
500

Generally speaking, the condition of the wildland urban interface can be defined by the following 2 descriptors.

What are Interface and Intermix.

500

Abbreviated by "UXO", this specific hazard poses risk of injury or death to anyone within the vicinity and will require a call to the U.S.Army Operations Center.

What is Unexploded Ordinance.

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