Safety & Communication
FWI and components
FHAAS - industry / Fireline assessments
FHAAS - community/homeowner
100
This type of radio channel is named with metallics
What is simplex?
100
Temperature, wind speed, 24 hr precipitation, and this factor are the primary inputs into the fire weather index.
what is relative humidity?
100
This is the process of analysing the risk of a fire starting, the difficulty of controlling the fire, and the potential impact on identified values.
What is Fire Hazard Assessment?
100
This is the federal organization that promotes activities such as vegetation management, development considerations, cross-training to lessen the risk of wildfire in communities.
what is FireSmart (Canada)
200
Pictured here, this safety acronym is important for all fireline staff
What is LACES?
200
This is fuel moisture code represents the most superficial fuels on the forest floor, and is the quickest to be affected by weather changes
What is FFMC?
200
This mandatory process prior to starting fire suppression involves informing staff of chain of command, safety information, and strategies & tactics.
What is a briefing
200
This activity promoted in the FireSmart Home Owner's manual involves removing ladder fuels from within 2m of the ground
what is pruning?
300
This LACES component's radius must be at least 4 times the potential flame length
What is a safety zone?
300
This is fuel moisture code represents the deepest level of fuels in the forest floor, and is the slowest to be affected by weather changes
What is the DC (drought code)
300
This is the implementation of activities to reduce ignition potential and fire behaviour, that can be carried out by someone who is not a forest professional
What is fire hazard abatement
300
This is the acronym for a suit of funding programs that can help communities identify and mitigate wildfire risk.
What is SWPI
400
This position from an elevated location (sometimes a helicopter) is a necessary safety system to allow for communication of fire behaviour to workers on the ground.
What is a Lookout?
400
These are the two fire behaviour indices that are used to derive the fire weather index.
What are ISI and BUI?
400
This standardized form is utilized by first responders to gather pertinent fire information to pass along to the coordination centre
What is an initial fire report (IFR)
400
This is a document designed to identify wildfire risks, describe the potential consequences, and examine possible ways to reduce the risk.
What is a CWPP
500
This is the phoenetic spelling of TREBEK
What is tango, romeo, echo, bravo, echo, kilo
500
This index gives an estimated rate of spread at time of ignition, in relative terms (no units attached).
What is the initial spread index (ISI)
500
In relation to wildfire obligations, a person conducting an industrial activity must ensure their activities do not increase these 3 elements.
What is to ensure activities do not cause increase in the risk of ignition, fire behaviour, or fire suppression requirements.
500
This is the formal definition of the Wildland Urban Interface
What is the area within 2 kms of a community with a minimum density of 6 structures / square kilometer.