Weather
In wildland fire terms, BLANK (2 words) describes how resistant the atmosphere is to vertical air movement (air rising or sinking).
What is Atmospheric Stability
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Who is Jacob bucher
In an inversion layer, the temperature will do this with an increase in altitude.
What is increase.
In wildland firefighting, BLANK is a mop-up technique used to make sure a fire is fully out along the fireline.
It means carefully inspecting and feeling with the back of your hand for heat along a burned-out edge, usually close to the ground, roots, or duff.
What is Cold Trailing
What Type of Engine is this:
Pump: 150 gpm @ 250 psi
Water tank: 500 gallons
Crew: 3 (minimum)
Notes: Larger wildland engine, often 4x4, can pump-and-roll. Good for initial attack & extended attack.
What is a Type III Engine
Name 3 of the 5 groups responsible for preparing and responding to interface fires:
1. Local fire departments & law enforcement (evacuations + structure defense).
2. State fire/forestry agencies (resources + coordination).
3. Federal wildland agencies (if fire crosses onto federal land).
4. Incident Management Teams & structure protection groups (large incidents).
5. Community, homeowners, and utilities (preparedness + mitigation).
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Who is Ash
This is a daytime breeze in which cooler air from high pressure over the coastal waters moves onshore to replace heated air rising above the warmer land mass.
What is a Sea Breeze
These are the two methods of attacking a wildland fire
Direct and Indirect Attack
What type of Helicopter is this:
Lift capacity: up to 2,500 lbs
Water bucket/tank: up to ~300 gallons
Crew transport: 4–8 personnel
Examples: Bell 206 Jet Ranger, Bell 407, A-Star AS350, MD-500
Use: Initial attack, recon, bucket work on small fires, transporting small crews (helitack).
What is a Type 3 helicopter
These four categories are used to triage homes in the interface.
What are Defensible-Prep/Hold, Defensible-Standalone, Non-Defensible-Prep/Leave, Non-Defensible-Rescue/Driveby
This member of the overhead use to work for Oregon Department of Forestry on an Initial Attack Engine
Who is Jacob Bucher
This type of wind is found along the eastern side of the Rockies and the east side of the Sierra Nevada.
What is a Chinook Wind
The BLANK concept in wildland firefighting is a suppression and firing tactic where you intentionally burn out fuels inside the control line ahead of the main fire so that there’s a wide strip of already burned (“black”) ground between the fireline and the advancing fire.
What is the Blackline Concept
What type of Engine is this:
Pump: 1000 gpm @ 150 psi
Water tank: 400 gallons
Crew: 4+
Notes: Big city structural engines, can support structure protection in WUI incidents.
What is a Type I Engine
This person has the authority to perform and authorize Backfire Operations.
Who is Ops Section Chief
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Who is Josh Dennis
This institution issues Red Flag Warnings.
What is the National Weather Service
Name three Risk Management Tools in the Green portion of the IRPG
LCES, 10's & 18's
Generally speaking, the condition of the wildland urban interface (WUI) is defined by the following 3 descriptors:
1. Interface – developed area next to wildland.
2. Intermix – structures scattered within wildland fuels.
3. Occluded – wildland fuels embedded inside urban areas.
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Who is Beau