A good, easy indicator of hydration status and should be monitored closely during as assignment.
What is urine color?
100
An area cleared of flammable material used for escape in the event the line is outflanked.
What is a safety zone?
100
Flammable vegetation that helps a ground fire move into the canopy.
What is Ladder Fuels?
100
NFPA
What is National Fire Protection Association?
100
Also known as the "polecat", most commonly known for their ability to secrete a foul, strong smelling odor from their rear end.
What is a skunk?
200
This "condition" looks like; headache, slight decrease in urine output, dark urine, slightly dry mucus membranes,
dry or flushed skin, fatigue and headrushes.
What is mild dehydration?
200
What kind of "day" has weather conditions creating a critical fire hazard, may require closing the forest to non-emergency activities.
What is a Red Flag Day?
200
Intensively trained fire crew used primarily in hand line construction, and organized to travel long distances.
What is a Hot Shot crew?
200
GORP
What is Good Old Raisins & Peanuts?
(now it's called trail mix)?
200
It's stingers have a barb which anchors the stinger in the victim's body. It leaves its stinger and venom pouch behind and soon dies from abdominal rupture.
What is a honey bee?
300
This condition looks like very low urine output, increased heart-rate, sunken eyes, decreased sweating, rapid breathing, high body temperature, muscle cramps, more fatigue, tingling hand and feet, nausea.
What is Heat Exhaustion?
300
Any branch or treetop that is poorly or no longer attached to a tree, but still tangled overhead.
What is a "widowmaker or snag"?
300
A particularly active part of a fire.
What is a Hot Spot?
300
CALMAC
What is California Multi-Agency Command. (Based in Sacramento)?
300
California’s only native venomous snake, although 75% of it's bites are "dry" bites.
What is the rattlesnake?
400
This condition appears like rapid pulse and breathing, low blood pressure, mottled skin, no sweating, muscle spasms, impaired vision, shriveled skin, confusion, abdominal pain, seizures, coma.
What is Heat Stroke?
400
Brand of approved, fire retardant, synthetic, aramid cloth and thread used in personal protective equipment for wildland firefighting.
What is Nomex?
400
Sudden increase in fireline intensity or rate of spread of a fire sufficient to preclude direct control
What is a "blow up"?
400
DOGS
What is California Dozer Operators Group.
(this group has been around for many years. It is made up of paid professional Fire Dozer Operators)?
400
This furry hulk will sometimes bluff-charge an intruder by running full speed at the intruder and stopping just short.
What is a black bear?
500
This makes up approximately 93 percent of your blood.
What is water?
500
Are at the top of canyons, expect running fires to be drawn there. Expect more fire intensity here than anywhere else along the ridge-top.
What is a saddle?
500
Burns extremely hot, travels rapidly, can change direction quickly, produce convection currents which produce massive fire storms and tornadoes, can send embers well ahead of the main fire front that in turn can start new fires in other directions.
What is a "running crown fire"?
500
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CHAOS
What is Chief Has Arrived On Scene?
500
Some can live a year without food or water. Most are loners because of their cannibalistic tendencies.