Wildsland Jeopardy

Weather

100

What does the term RAWS stand for

What is Remote Automated Weather Station

200

If there is limited vertical air movement it is to be considered this type of atmosphere

What is Stable 

300

Contained within the Belt weather kit this device is spun and has readings of both wet/dry bulbs

 what is a sling psychometer  

400

This local wind occurs in Southern California and usually is warm and blows down slope.

What is a Foehn wind (sundowner)

500

This institution issues Red Flag Warnings.

What is the National Weather Service

Suppress This

100

Identify the three elements of the Fire Triangle

What is Heat, Oxygen, Fuel

200

A high performance pressure 3 stage centrifugal pump capable of producing 385 psi at sea level.

What is a mark III

300

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

400

This tool is versatile which can be used as shovel or a pick in suppression and mopup

What is the Combi Tool

500

The USFS policy in place from 1935-1978 required all wildfires to be extinguished by what time the next day after they were reported 

what is 10am

Classifications/Typing

100

Name the three common types of Hand Crews

What is Type I, Type II (IA), and Type II

200

The largest, fastest flying and the most expensive helicopters used on wildand fires

What are Type 1 

300

This type of hose pack differs from a simple in the use of a gated Y

What is a progressive hose lay 

400

This Type of Engine has is best suited for wildland fires due to its shorter wheelbase and a minimum water tank capacity of 150 gallons  

What is a Type 6 Engine

500

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

WUI and You

100

Dont drive over these without knowing the weight limits

what are Bridges

200

Who would you call if property owners refuse to leave during a mandatory evacuation 

What is law enforcement 

300

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

400

An assortment of firefighting units assigned to plan and tactically defend buildings and property

What is a structure protection group

500

Generally speaking, the condition of the wildland urban interface can be defined by mixed, classic and?

What is occluded

Are you smarter than a 5th grader

100

How many sides does a trapezoid have

What is 4

200

What is the capital of New York

What is Albany 

300

How many amendments are in the bill of rights

What is 10

400

A word or phrase that reads the same forward and backwards

What is a palindrome

500

How many decades are in 3 millennia 

What is 300 decades