Firefighter 1 study guide questions
(WILDLAND SECTION)
Before patrolling a fire area, you should receive
A.) Recently sharpen hand tools
B.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment
C.) Additional PPE
D.) Food and water for the crew - B.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment
A thermal belt is formed
A.) During late afternoon near large bodies of water
B.) When humidity drops 25% or more
C.) In mountainous area
D.) In the early morning near large bodies of water the warm moist air moves onto land -
C.) In mountainous area
Your crew Is told to build control line downhill in steep terrain and fast burning fuels you
want ensure that
A.) The decision was made by a competent supervisor after thorough scouting
B.) The entire control line is built before it is burned out
C.) The control line is in or neck to a chimney or chute
D.) The fire directly below the proposal starting point - A.) The decision was made by a
competent supervisor after thorough scouting
The following are proper water application techniques expect
A.) Use of straight stream to penetrate
B.) Apply from outside of hot area inward
C.) Apply fog/spray stream
D.) stand in the blackened areas spraying perpendicular to the control line - A.) Use of
straight stream to penetrate
Which of the following procedures should be observed when working around plows or
dozers
A.) Approach from the rear, assume operator knows you are present a past lookouts
when taking break around this equipment
B.) Contact the tractor boss when working near equipment, excursive special care when
visibility is poor be alert for rolling materials and always as equipment downhill
, C.) Contact the operator when working near them always pass the equipment downhill
an work as near as can be safely done
D.) Keep safe distance at all times, be aware of rolling materials avoid work below this
equipment and never assume the operator known where you are - D.) Keep safe
distance at all times, be aware of rolling materials avoid work below this equipment and
never assume the operator known where you are
Enough water should always be saved
A.) To protect tools and equipment
B.) To protect the structure
C.) To provide and escape route
D.) For self-protection - D.) For self-protection
Which of the following is mandatory to be carried by all personnel working on the fire
line during all phases of the fire suppression operations
A.) Backpack pump
B.) Shovel
C.) Chain saw
D.) Fire shelter - D.) Fire shelter
The primary use of a Mcleod is
A.) Chopping and cutting
B.) Digging roots and moving rocks
C.) Line construction ad mop up
D.) Smothering - C.) Line construction ad mop up
When burning out use no more than one part ___ to four parts _____ in drip torches
A.) Solvent, naptha
B.) Gasoline, diesel fuel
C.) Gasoline, solvent
D.) Diesel fuel, JP-4 - B.) Gasoline, diesel fuel
The primary objective of a fire line is to
A.) Give the firefighters a safe area
B.) Slow the fire to allow the firefighters forces to rest
C.) Force the fire to change directions
D.) Create a gap in combustible materials to prevent the fire from spreading - D.) Create
a gap in combustible materials to prevent the fire from spreading
When walking and working with hand tools the proper distance between workers
(WILDLAND SECTION)
Before patrolling a fire area, you should receive
A.) Recently sharpen hand tools
B.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment
C.) Additional PPE
D.) Food and water for the crew - B.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment
A thermal belt is formed
A.) During late afternoon near large bodies of water
B.) When humidity drops 25% or more
C.) In mountainous area
D.) In the early morning near large bodies of water the warm moist air moves onto land -
C.) In mountainous area
Your crew Is told to build control line downhill in steep terrain and fast burning fuels you
want ensure that
A.) The decision was made by a competent supervisor after thorough scouting
B.) The entire control line is built before it is burned out
C.) The control line is in or neck to a chimney or chute
D.) The fire directly below the proposal starting point - A.) The decision was made by a
competent supervisor after thorough scouting
The following are proper water application techniques expect
A.) Use of straight stream to penetrate
B.) Apply from outside of hot area inward
C.) Apply fog/spray stream
D.) stand in the blackened areas spraying perpendicular to the control line - A.) Use of
straight stream to penetrate
Which of the following procedures should be observed when working around plows or
dozers
A.) Approach from the rear, assume operator knows you are present a past lookouts
when taking break around this equipment
B.) Contact the tractor boss when working near equipment, excursive special care when
visibility is poor be alert for rolling materials and always as equipment downhill
, C.) Contact the operator when working near them always pass the equipment downhill
an work as near as can be safely done
D.) Keep safe distance at all times, be aware of rolling materials avoid work below this
equipment and never assume the operator known where you are - D.) Keep safe
distance at all times, be aware of rolling materials avoid work below this equipment and
never assume the operator known where you are
Enough water should always be saved
A.) To protect tools and equipment
B.) To protect the structure
C.) To provide and escape route
D.) For self-protection - D.) For self-protection
Which of the following is mandatory to be carried by all personnel working on the fire
line during all phases of the fire suppression operations
A.) Backpack pump
B.) Shovel
C.) Chain saw
D.) Fire shelter - D.) Fire shelter
The primary use of a Mcleod is
A.) Chopping and cutting
B.) Digging roots and moving rocks
C.) Line construction ad mop up
D.) Smothering - C.) Line construction ad mop up
When burning out use no more than one part ___ to four parts _____ in drip torches
A.) Solvent, naptha
B.) Gasoline, diesel fuel
C.) Gasoline, solvent
D.) Diesel fuel, JP-4 - B.) Gasoline, diesel fuel
The primary objective of a fire line is to
A.) Give the firefighters a safe area
B.) Slow the fire to allow the firefighters forces to rest
C.) Force the fire to change directions
D.) Create a gap in combustible materials to prevent the fire from spreading - D.) Create
a gap in combustible materials to prevent the fire from spreading
When walking and working with hand tools the proper distance between workers
