2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+
⩥As a last resort, what can fire fighters do to protect themselves in being
overrun by a wildland fire?
a. Dig a hole
b. Climb a tree
c. Deploy a fire shelter
d. Take cover in heavy brush. Answer: c. Deploy a fire shelter
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⩥What is slash?
a. Bark piled up from stripping operations
b. Leftovers from logging or clearing operations
c. The insect activity generated by logging
d. The pasty, half-decomposed remains of a wildland fire. Answer: b.
Leftovers from logging or clearing operations
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⩥How high up do fuels have to be in order to be considered aerial fuels?
a. More than twenty-five feet
,b. More than twelve feet
c. More than six feet
d. More than two feet. Answer: c. More than six feet
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⩥What is the term for fuels that are close together or touch each other?
A) Contiguity
B) Continuity
C) Contactivity
D) Constancy. Answer: B) Continuity
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⩥One of the two primary methods for a direct attack on a wildland fire
is the flanking attack. What is another?
A) The pinch attack
B) The frontal attack
C) The circular attack
D) The indirect attack. Answer: A) The pinch attack
Note: aka Pincer attack
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⩥Which type of fuel is ground duff?
, A) Heavy
B) Dense
C) Sparse
D) Fine. Answer: D) Fine
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⩥What is the source of almost all naturally caused wildland and ground
fires?
A) Improperly disposed cigarettes
B) Sunlight
C) Lightning
D) Unattended camp fires. Answer: C) Lightning
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⩥What is the burned area of a wildland fire called?
A) The black
B) The harbor
C) The parking lot
D) The post. Answer: A) The black
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