FIREFIGHTER 1C WILDLAND REVIEW
SHEET 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥When are the 10 firefighter orders not obeyed. Answer: Ignorance,
Machismo, Apathy
⩥What are the most common injuries on the fire line. Answer: Heat
related injuries
⩥What is situational awareness. Answer: The gathering of information
by observation or having or having it reported to you
⩥What does predicted fire weather mean to you on the Fireline. Answer:
A change of weather is the most cause of deaths
⩥What percentage of the atmosphere is oxygen?. Answer: about 21%
⩥What is solar radiation?. Answer: energy from the sun
⩥Of all various weather conditions what is the most important one?.
Answer: Wind
, ⩥What is a lapse rate?. Answer: the rate at which air temperature falls
with increasing altitude.
⩥What is the normal lapse rate for every thousand feet of elevation
change?. Answer: 3.5 degrees
⩥What is an inversion layer?. Answer: A layer of very stable air where
the temperature rises as the altitude increases
⩥On a calm day, why will a column of smoke stop rising and flatten
out?. Answer: The inversion layer
⩥What is orographic lifting?. Answer: occurs when an air mass that is
moving horizontally encounters a mountain range and is force upward
⩥What is slope reversal and why is it dangerous?. Answer: When a fire
burns and changes the slope, leading to a change in rate of spread
⩥What can happen when fighting fire on a south facing slope. Answer:
It burns hotter in the afternoon
⩥How can a canyon impact your fire. Answer: It can lead to increases in
potential for preheating, spotting, and ignition
SHEET 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥When are the 10 firefighter orders not obeyed. Answer: Ignorance,
Machismo, Apathy
⩥What are the most common injuries on the fire line. Answer: Heat
related injuries
⩥What is situational awareness. Answer: The gathering of information
by observation or having or having it reported to you
⩥What does predicted fire weather mean to you on the Fireline. Answer:
A change of weather is the most cause of deaths
⩥What percentage of the atmosphere is oxygen?. Answer: about 21%
⩥What is solar radiation?. Answer: energy from the sun
⩥Of all various weather conditions what is the most important one?.
Answer: Wind
, ⩥What is a lapse rate?. Answer: the rate at which air temperature falls
with increasing altitude.
⩥What is the normal lapse rate for every thousand feet of elevation
change?. Answer: 3.5 degrees
⩥What is an inversion layer?. Answer: A layer of very stable air where
the temperature rises as the altitude increases
⩥On a calm day, why will a column of smoke stop rising and flatten
out?. Answer: The inversion layer
⩥What is orographic lifting?. Answer: occurs when an air mass that is
moving horizontally encounters a mountain range and is force upward
⩥What is slope reversal and why is it dangerous?. Answer: When a fire
burns and changes the slope, leading to a change in rate of spread
⩥What can happen when fighting fire on a south facing slope. Answer:
It burns hotter in the afternoon
⩥How can a canyon impact your fire. Answer: It can lead to increases in
potential for preheating, spotting, and ignition
