FIREFIGHTER 1C - WILDLAND EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which product container is most likely to BLEVE?
a. refrigerated rail road car
b. open top hopper
c. 5 gallon liquid propane tank
d. non pressurized tank container - ANSWERSc. 5 gallon liquid propane tank
During structural fire fighting operations you should always consider a secondary
____________ route.
a. response
b. hose lay
c. frequency
d. escape - ANSWERSd. escape
How many ICS bulldozer types or classifications are there?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 - ANSWERSc. 3
Do not get off the engine until told to do so by?
a. your supervisor
b. any firefighter
c. a civilian
d. an inmate - ANSWERSa. your supervisor
Name advantages in using the indirect attack method of wildland fire fighting:
a. firefighters subjected to less heat and smoke
b. burning can get out of control, sacrifice acreage
c. firefighters working in unburned fuel can be overrun
d. acreage burned is increased - ANSWERSa. firefighters subjected to less heat and
smoke
You should always carry a McLeod on the downhill side at balance point with tines
pointed down with the handle of the McLeod parallel to the earth's surface.
a. True
b. False - ANSWERSb. False
Note: you want to carry it the same but the tines pointed up as the cutting edge is
always pointed down/away from your body.
,When your fireline is completed to a natural or constructed barrier, or another fire line,
you have reached a:
a. flank
b. tie-in
c. slop over
d. island - ANSWERSb. tie-in
There are ________________________ basic attack methods used on wildland fires.
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four - ANSWERSc. three
Note: direct attack, indirect attack, parallel attack
The wildland safety uniform and equipment should be kept together and ready for
immediate use.
a. True
b. False - ANSWERSa. True
Hand tools should be treated in the following manner during a fire shelter deployment:
a. Taken inside the shelter
b. Left outside the shelter
c. Leaned against the shelter for easy access
d. Sharpened - ANSWERSb. Left outside the shelter
Which of the following is NOT a hazard for air tankers?
a. steep topography
b. gentle rolling hills
c. high winds
d. dense smoke - ANSWERSb. gentle rolling hills
While working around a helispot, you should stay at least ____________ feet away from
a helicopter at all times unless you have a specific job that requires otherwise.
a. 50
b. 150
c. 75
d. 100 - ANSWERSd. 100
Name disadvantages in using the indirect attack method of wildland fire fighting:
a. easier work/no heat, smoke reduces length of fire edge
b. burning operation can escape control, acreage burned increases
c. permits using natural barriers
d. can allow more time to construct line - ANSWERSb. burning operation can escape
control, acreage burned increases
Name four good practices which increase the rate of handline construction:
, a. hot spotting, taking frequent naps, leap frogging, cold trailing
b. keeping line straight, taking advantage of natural or man made barriers, cold training
on inactive portion of fire, hot spotting.
c. cold training, hot spotting, hydrating, leap frogging
d. scratching, hot spotting, cold trailing, straight lines - ANSWERSb. keeping line
straight, taking advantage of natural or man made barriers, cold training on inactive
portion of fire, hot spotting.
What two documents have been developed to constantly remind us of wildland fire
safety rules?
a. LCES and the 4300 manual
b. 10 Standard Firefighting Orders and the 18 Situations That Shout "Watch Out"
c. Four Common Denominators and the IFSTA 1800
d. None of the above - ANSWERSb. 10 Standard Firefighting Orders and the 18
Situations That Shout "Watch Out"
Dirt thrown on flaming fuel should be directed at what portion of the flame?
a. base
b. top
c. middle
d. all of the above - ANSWERSa. base
Which of the following is NOT a last resort for survival?
a. Direct attack
b. Escape if you can
c. Find a survivable area
d. Pick a shelter deployment site - ANSWERSa. Direct attack
The recommended fuel mixture for a drip torch is _________________
a. 2 parts gasoline to 1 part diesel
b. 2 parts kerosine to 1 part diesel
c. 2 parts diesel to 1 part kerosine
d. 2 parts diesel to 1 part gasoline - ANSWERSd. 2 parts diesel to 1 part gasoline
A McLeod should be inspected _____________________?
a. before and after each use
b. when leaving, returning from out of unit assignment
c. beginning, end of fire season
d. none of the above - ANSWERSa. before and after each use
You cannot see the base camp and are not in communication with anyone who can.
This is one of the "18 Situations That Shout Watch Out"?
a. True
b. False - ANSWERSb. False
On a 24-hour clock what is 1pm?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which product container is most likely to BLEVE?
a. refrigerated rail road car
b. open top hopper
c. 5 gallon liquid propane tank
d. non pressurized tank container - ANSWERSc. 5 gallon liquid propane tank
During structural fire fighting operations you should always consider a secondary
____________ route.
a. response
b. hose lay
c. frequency
d. escape - ANSWERSd. escape
How many ICS bulldozer types or classifications are there?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 - ANSWERSc. 3
Do not get off the engine until told to do so by?
a. your supervisor
b. any firefighter
c. a civilian
d. an inmate - ANSWERSa. your supervisor
Name advantages in using the indirect attack method of wildland fire fighting:
a. firefighters subjected to less heat and smoke
b. burning can get out of control, sacrifice acreage
c. firefighters working in unburned fuel can be overrun
d. acreage burned is increased - ANSWERSa. firefighters subjected to less heat and
smoke
You should always carry a McLeod on the downhill side at balance point with tines
pointed down with the handle of the McLeod parallel to the earth's surface.
a. True
b. False - ANSWERSb. False
Note: you want to carry it the same but the tines pointed up as the cutting edge is
always pointed down/away from your body.
,When your fireline is completed to a natural or constructed barrier, or another fire line,
you have reached a:
a. flank
b. tie-in
c. slop over
d. island - ANSWERSb. tie-in
There are ________________________ basic attack methods used on wildland fires.
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four - ANSWERSc. three
Note: direct attack, indirect attack, parallel attack
The wildland safety uniform and equipment should be kept together and ready for
immediate use.
a. True
b. False - ANSWERSa. True
Hand tools should be treated in the following manner during a fire shelter deployment:
a. Taken inside the shelter
b. Left outside the shelter
c. Leaned against the shelter for easy access
d. Sharpened - ANSWERSb. Left outside the shelter
Which of the following is NOT a hazard for air tankers?
a. steep topography
b. gentle rolling hills
c. high winds
d. dense smoke - ANSWERSb. gentle rolling hills
While working around a helispot, you should stay at least ____________ feet away from
a helicopter at all times unless you have a specific job that requires otherwise.
a. 50
b. 150
c. 75
d. 100 - ANSWERSd. 100
Name disadvantages in using the indirect attack method of wildland fire fighting:
a. easier work/no heat, smoke reduces length of fire edge
b. burning operation can escape control, acreage burned increases
c. permits using natural barriers
d. can allow more time to construct line - ANSWERSb. burning operation can escape
control, acreage burned increases
Name four good practices which increase the rate of handline construction:
, a. hot spotting, taking frequent naps, leap frogging, cold trailing
b. keeping line straight, taking advantage of natural or man made barriers, cold training
on inactive portion of fire, hot spotting.
c. cold training, hot spotting, hydrating, leap frogging
d. scratching, hot spotting, cold trailing, straight lines - ANSWERSb. keeping line
straight, taking advantage of natural or man made barriers, cold training on inactive
portion of fire, hot spotting.
What two documents have been developed to constantly remind us of wildland fire
safety rules?
a. LCES and the 4300 manual
b. 10 Standard Firefighting Orders and the 18 Situations That Shout "Watch Out"
c. Four Common Denominators and the IFSTA 1800
d. None of the above - ANSWERSb. 10 Standard Firefighting Orders and the 18
Situations That Shout "Watch Out"
Dirt thrown on flaming fuel should be directed at what portion of the flame?
a. base
b. top
c. middle
d. all of the above - ANSWERSa. base
Which of the following is NOT a last resort for survival?
a. Direct attack
b. Escape if you can
c. Find a survivable area
d. Pick a shelter deployment site - ANSWERSa. Direct attack
The recommended fuel mixture for a drip torch is _________________
a. 2 parts gasoline to 1 part diesel
b. 2 parts kerosine to 1 part diesel
c. 2 parts diesel to 1 part kerosine
d. 2 parts diesel to 1 part gasoline - ANSWERSd. 2 parts diesel to 1 part gasoline
A McLeod should be inspected _____________________?
a. before and after each use
b. when leaving, returning from out of unit assignment
c. beginning, end of fire season
d. none of the above - ANSWERSa. before and after each use
You cannot see the base camp and are not in communication with anyone who can.
This is one of the "18 Situations That Shout Watch Out"?
a. True
b. False - ANSWERSb. False
On a 24-hour clock what is 1pm?
