FIREFIGHTER 1C WILDLAND STUDY GUIDE
2026 DETAILED QUESTIONS AND EXPERT
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥Are fine fuels or heavy fuels affected more by changes in relative
humidity?
a. Fine fuels are affected more.
b. Heavy fuels are affected more.
c. They are equally affected.
d. Neither are affected. Answer: a. Fine fuels are affected more.
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⩥What happens to relative humidity as the temperature cools off toward
evening?
a. It goes up.
b. It goes down.
c. It begins to vary erratically.
d. Nothing; it is not affected by temperature changes. Answer: a. It goes
up
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⩥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
pg. 789
2026 DETAILED QUESTIONS AND EXPERT
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥Are fine fuels or heavy fuels affected more by changes in relative
humidity?
a. Fine fuels are affected more.
b. Heavy fuels are affected more.
c. They are equally affected.
d. Neither are affected. Answer: a. Fine fuels are affected more.
pg. 791
⩥What happens to relative humidity as the temperature cools off toward
evening?
a. It goes up.
b. It goes down.
c. It begins to vary erratically.
d. Nothing; it is not affected by temperature changes. Answer: a. It goes
up
pg. 791
⩥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
pg. 804
⩥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
pg. 789
⩥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
pg. 789
⩥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
pg. 790
⩥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
pg. 799
⩥Which type of fuel is ground duff?
A) Heavy
B) Dense
C) Sparse
D) Fine. Answer: D) Fine
pg. 789
