Jones and Bartlett Wildland (all chapters
2023) Exam Questions and Answers
Fire danger pocket cards - Answer- Outline potential fire dangers in a given area on historical fire and weather data
Incident Response Pocket Guide - Answer- A pocket sized book that outlines standards and reference information for wildland fire incident response
National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) - Answer- Compares current and historic data related to weather, live and dead fuel moisture, and fuel types to rate the level of potential fire danger
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) - Answer- The association that develops and maintains nationally recognized minimum consensus standards on many areas of fire safety and specific standards on hazardous materials.
National Wildfire Coordinating Group - Answer- An organization made up of several wildfire management agencies that was designed to coordinate programs of the participating agencies to standardize training and policies, avoid duplicative efforts, and provide a means of constructively working together to establish efficient wildland fire response efforts
Position Task Book (PTB) - Answer- A document that lists the performance requirements for a position in a format that allows for performance evaluations to determine whether an individual is qualified
Skills crosswalks - Answer- Specific PTB's used in instances where structural firefighters want to transition to a wildland firefighter role to fill in training gaps to reduce the number of training hours needed to obtain qualification
Red card - Answer- A document that certifies that an individual is qualified to perform the tasks of a specific position on a wildland fire; officially called the Incident Qualification Card
social media - Answer- Online websites on which people can publicly share personal information, pictures, news, and interests
Wildland firefighter 2 - Answer- The person at the second level of progression who has demonstrated the depth of knowledge and skills necessary to function as a member of a
wildland fire suppression crew under general supervision
Wildland Firefighter - Answer- The person at the first level of progression who has demonstrated the knowledge and skills necessary to function as a member of a wildland
fire suppression crew under direct supervision Wildland Fire Incident Management Field Guide - Answer- A document that contains critical and useful information that is relevant to firefighters at all levels of responsibility
wildland-urban interface - Answer- Area where undeveloped land with vegetative fuels mixes with manmade made structures
Air operations branch - Answer- Ground based branch assignment for management of air assets used for the incident
Branches - Answer- Organizational level having functional or geographic responsibility for major aspects of incident operations; can only be used in operations section or the logistics section
Burning Period - Answer- That part of each 24 hour period when fires will spread most rapidly. Typically, from 10:00 am to sundown
chain of command - Answer- A series of organizational positions in order of authority, through which decisions are made
Command - Answer- Has decision making responsibility and overall responsibility for management of the incident
Command Staff - Answer- Consists of Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer, and other positions as required, who report directly to the Incident Commander. They may have an assistant or assistants, as needed.
Communications Unit - Answer- Distributes and maintains all forms of communication equipment on the incident and is responsible for developing an incident communications
plan, included in the IAP, for most effective use of the communications equipment
Compensation and claims unit - Answer- Responsible for ensuring all forms required for
workers compensation claim are filled out correctly and maintains records of injuries or illnesses incurred during the incident
Cost unit - Answer- Within the finance and administration section and responsible for tracking costs, analyzing cost data, making cost estimates, and recommending cost saving measures
Demobilization Unit - Answer- Responsible for developing a plan for demob of resources at incident and assisting in implementation of plan
Divisions - Answer- Separate an incident into GEOGRAPHIC regions.
Documentation Unit - Answer- -provides duplication services, including the written Incident Action Plan
2023) Exam Questions and Answers
Fire danger pocket cards - Answer- Outline potential fire dangers in a given area on historical fire and weather data
Incident Response Pocket Guide - Answer- A pocket sized book that outlines standards and reference information for wildland fire incident response
National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) - Answer- Compares current and historic data related to weather, live and dead fuel moisture, and fuel types to rate the level of potential fire danger
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) - Answer- The association that develops and maintains nationally recognized minimum consensus standards on many areas of fire safety and specific standards on hazardous materials.
National Wildfire Coordinating Group - Answer- An organization made up of several wildfire management agencies that was designed to coordinate programs of the participating agencies to standardize training and policies, avoid duplicative efforts, and provide a means of constructively working together to establish efficient wildland fire response efforts
Position Task Book (PTB) - Answer- A document that lists the performance requirements for a position in a format that allows for performance evaluations to determine whether an individual is qualified
Skills crosswalks - Answer- Specific PTB's used in instances where structural firefighters want to transition to a wildland firefighter role to fill in training gaps to reduce the number of training hours needed to obtain qualification
Red card - Answer- A document that certifies that an individual is qualified to perform the tasks of a specific position on a wildland fire; officially called the Incident Qualification Card
social media - Answer- Online websites on which people can publicly share personal information, pictures, news, and interests
Wildland firefighter 2 - Answer- The person at the second level of progression who has demonstrated the depth of knowledge and skills necessary to function as a member of a
wildland fire suppression crew under general supervision
Wildland Firefighter - Answer- The person at the first level of progression who has demonstrated the knowledge and skills necessary to function as a member of a wildland
fire suppression crew under direct supervision Wildland Fire Incident Management Field Guide - Answer- A document that contains critical and useful information that is relevant to firefighters at all levels of responsibility
wildland-urban interface - Answer- Area where undeveloped land with vegetative fuels mixes with manmade made structures
Air operations branch - Answer- Ground based branch assignment for management of air assets used for the incident
Branches - Answer- Organizational level having functional or geographic responsibility for major aspects of incident operations; can only be used in operations section or the logistics section
Burning Period - Answer- That part of each 24 hour period when fires will spread most rapidly. Typically, from 10:00 am to sundown
chain of command - Answer- A series of organizational positions in order of authority, through which decisions are made
Command - Answer- Has decision making responsibility and overall responsibility for management of the incident
Command Staff - Answer- Consists of Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer, and other positions as required, who report directly to the Incident Commander. They may have an assistant or assistants, as needed.
Communications Unit - Answer- Distributes and maintains all forms of communication equipment on the incident and is responsible for developing an incident communications
plan, included in the IAP, for most effective use of the communications equipment
Compensation and claims unit - Answer- Responsible for ensuring all forms required for
workers compensation claim are filled out correctly and maintains records of injuries or illnesses incurred during the incident
Cost unit - Answer- Within the finance and administration section and responsible for tracking costs, analyzing cost data, making cost estimates, and recommending cost saving measures
Demobilization Unit - Answer- Responsible for developing a plan for demob of resources at incident and assisting in implementation of plan
Divisions - Answer- Separate an incident into GEOGRAPHIC regions.
Documentation Unit - Answer- -provides duplication services, including the written Incident Action Plan
