Fireline Safety
What is a crew member’s key responsibility if involved in a safety incident or accident?
a) Report all incidents or accidents immediately to your supervisor
b) Only report accidents to your supervisor if a serious injury is involved.
c) Incidents do not need to be reported to your supervisor.
a) Report all incidents or accidents immediately to your supervisor
What are the three components of the fire behaviour triangle?
Weather, topography, and fuels (WTF).
Use of hand tools with back-pack-pumps on direct attack is generally effective on fires with flame lengths up to:
a) 1.5 m
b) 2.0 m
c) 2.5 m
d) 5.0 m
a) 1.5 m
What must you receive before boarding an aircraft for any flight?
A pre-flight safety briefing.
How many litres of water should a firefighter drink for every hour of hard work?
a) ¼ litre b) 1 litre c) 4 litres d) 10 litres
B - 1 litre
What is the minimum safe distance that workers must remain clear of a chainsaw falling operation?
a) A minimum distance of the length of the tree being felled
b) A minimum distance of at least two times the length of the tree(s) being felled
c) A minimum distance of at least five times the length of tree(s) being felled
b) A minimum distance of at least two times the length of the tree(s) being felled
Which one of the following has the greatest impact on fire behaviour?
a) Dead fuels
b) Live fuels
c) Compact fuels
d) Loose fuels
a) Dead fuels
A parallel pump set-up is used to:
a) Ensure a constant supply of water and access separate water sources.
b) Maintain water pressure and volume over a long hose-lay or up a steep slope.
c) Both of the above.
d) None of the above
a) Ensure a constant supply of water and access separate water sources.
What is the minimum safe distance that must be maintained away from working heavy equipment?
a) 2x the length of the tallest trees
b) 2x the length of the working equipment
c) 0.5 kilometers
a) 2x the length of the tallest trees
Survival is defined as:
a) Maintaining a positive attitude.
b) Finding food and shelter.
c) Preventing injury, further injury and death.
d) Maintaining your physiological needs
c) Preventing injury, further injury and death.
On the fireline, how many escape routes must be in place at all times?
At least two escape routes.
What does increasing flame length indicate?
a) Potential danger
b) Difficulty of control
c) Increasing fire intensity
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
Stuffing one end of a hose length into the next coupling and securing it with metal hose patches is a method used to:
a) Replace a damaged length of hose.
b) Patch a hole in a length of hose.
c) Repair a blown coupling in the hose line.
c) Repair a blown coupling in the hose line.
What are the two common types of air tankers?
Skimmers and land-based airtankers.
If you are in a survival situation involving an aircraft, should you “stay put” (as close to the site as possible)? Why?
Yes, stay close to the ELT and to the crash site as it will be the easiest place for Search and Rescue to find you.
What does each letter of LACES stand for?
L - Lookout
A - Anchor point
C - Communications
E - Escape routes
S - Safety zones
Which one of the following lists the five basic steps of fire suppression?
a) Initial Containment; Fireline Patrol and Observation; Fireline Holding; Mop-up; Fire Demobilization
b) Patrol; Direct attack; Indirect Attack; Burning Out; Fire Demobilization
c) Initial Containment; Fireline Patrol and Observation; Fireline Holding; Burning out; Fire Demobilization
d) Direct Attack; Backfiring; Fireline Holding; Mop-up; Demobilization
a) Initial Containment; Fireline Patrol and Observation; Fireline Holding; Mop-up; Fire Demobilization
The following graphic shows which one of the following multiple pump set-ups?
a) Tandem pump set-up
b) Parallel pump set-up
c) Parallel-tandem pump set-up
d) Relay tank pump set-up
SEE IMAGE
a) Tandem pump set-up
Name three of the four main danger areas on a helicopter
Main rotor, tail rotor, skid gear, exhaust port
To meet nutritional needs during high levels of continuous physical activity, a firefighter should do which one of the following?
a) Eat carbohydrate-rich foods (e.g., whole-grain products, beans, rice, energy bars, etc.).
b) Avoid using salt or eating salty foods.
c) Only eat vegetables.
d) All of the above.
a) Eat carbohydrate-rich foods (e.g., whole-grain products, beans, rice, energy bars, etc.).
What are the 4 common denominators of fire behaviour on fatal or near-fatal fires? (4 correct answers)
a) Steady winds
b) Flat terrain
c) Thunderstorms
d) Deceptively light fuels
e) Relatively small fires
f) Heavy fuels
g) Uphill topographic conditions
h) Unexpected shifts in wind speed and/or direction
d) Deceptively light fuels
e) Relatively small fires
g) Uphill topographic conditions
h) Unexpected shifts in wind speed and/or direction
Match each number on the graphic with the part of a fire it represents in the following list.
a) Fire perimeter / fire edge
b) Head
c) Flank
d) Finger
e) Rear
f) Point of origin
g) Bay
h) Island
i) Spot fire
SEE IMAGE
1-i
2-f
3-e
4-b
5-g
6-d
7-c
8-h
9-a
Identify the parts of a Mark-3 pump as numbered on the diagram below.
a) Air filter
b) Quick-connect for fuel supply line
c) Filler opening with filler cap
d) Recoil starter
e) Discharge outlet
f) Choke lever
g) Reset rod
h) Throttle
i) Pump clamp
j) Stop switch
k) Suction inlet
1 - d
2 - f
3 - g
4 - j
5 - h
6 - i
7 - a
8 - b
9 - k
10 - h
11 - c
Identify if the following statement are true or false.
TRUE/FALSE:
a) You should avoid working down slope from a heavy equipment operation.
TRUE/FALSE:
b) You should receive a briefing before beginning a work assignment associated with heavy equipment.
TRUE/FALSE:
c) Do not approach working heavy equipment unless the operator has acknowledged your presence and intentions.
A - TRUE
B - TRUE
C - TRUE
What is the correct procedure if you are caught in an air tanker drop zone?
Wearing hard hat with chin strap, lie face down in a depression behind a solid object with your head toward the approaching airtanker, hands holding onto a secure object.