FIRELINE OPERATIONS WORKBOOK SOLVED
QUESTIONS COMPILATION
◉ An unburned area between a finger and the main head of the fire
is called:
A) the heel.
B) a flank.
C) a pocket.
D) the area of origin..
Answer: C) a pocket
pg. 792
◉ What is another term for surface fuels?
A) Covering fuels
B) Blow-down fuels
C) Ground fuels
D) Fall-down fuels.
Answer: C) Ground fuels
pg. 789
,◉ What is the NFPA standard for Wildland Fire Fighter Professional
Qualifications?
A) 1051
B) 1041
C) 1031
D) 1021.
Answer: A) 1051
pg 807
◉ If ______ or more of the situations listed in the "Eighteen Watch Out
Situations" outlined in the Incident Response Pocket Guide are
encountered, the fire fighter should reconsider engaging in the
assignment.
A) two
B) five
C) eight
D) ten.
Answer: B) five
pg 801
◉ What, if anything, happens to the relative humidity as the
temperature warms up during the day?
A) It goes up.
, B) It goes down until it reaches optimum, then it goes up.
C) Nothing; it is not affected by temperature change.
D) It goes down..
Answer: D) It goes down.
pg. 791
◉ Which type of wildland fire apparatus is designed to transport
water to the scene of a wildland fire?
A) Structural apparatus
B) Brush truck
C) Tiller
D) Water tender.
Answer: D) Water tender
pg. 797
◉ What relationship is there, if any, between the relative humidity
and the dryness of the vegetative fuels in an area?
A) When the relative humidity is low, the fuels dry out.
B) When the relative humidity is high, the fuels dry out.
C) When the relative humidity is right at 21%, the fuels dry out.
D) There is no relationship between these quantities..
Answer: A) When the relative humidity is low, the fuels dry out.