S-130 MODULE 1 (PREPAREDNESS, ICS,
& RESOURCES) EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
What nis nthe n"origin" nof na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-The norigin nis nthe narea nwhere
nthe nfire nstarted.
What nis nthe n"head" nof na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-The nhead nis nthe npart nof na
nwildfire nwith nthe ngreatest nforward nrate nof nspread. nYou nhave nto ncontrol nthe
nhead nand nprevent nthe nformation nof nnew nheads nto nsuppress na nwildland nfire.
What nare n"fingers" non na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-Fingers nare ntypically nlong,
nnarrow nstrips nof nfire nthat nextend nfrom nthe nmain nbody nof na nfire. n
Caution: nUncontrolled nfingers nmay nform nnew nheads.
What nis na n"pocket" nin na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-A npocket nis nthe nunburned
narea nbetween nthe nmain nfire nand nany nfingers.
, What nis nthe n"perimeter" nof na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-The nperimeter nis nthe
nouter nboundary n- nor nthe ndistance naround nthe noutside nedge n- nof nthe nburning nor
nburned narea. nAlso ncommonly ncalled nthe nfire nedge.
What nis nthe n"rear" nor n"heel" nof na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-It nis nthe nend
nopposite nthe nhead n. nTherefore nit nis nrelatively ncloser nto nthe npoint nof norigin nthan
nto nthe nhead.
Because nthe nfire nat nthe, n(blank), nburns ninto nany nprevailing nwind, nit ngenerally
nburns nwith nlow nintensity nand nhas na nlow nROS. n- ncorrect nanswers n-Heel
What nare n"flanks" non na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-Flanks nare nthe nsides nof na
nwildland nfire, nroughly nparallel nto nthe nmain ndirection nof nfire nspread.
Why nis nit nimportant nto ncontrol nflanks nof na nfire nASAP? n- ncorrect nanswers n-
Because:
1. nA nshift nin nwind ndirection nmay nquickly nchange na nflank ninto na nhead.
2. nFingers noften nextend nfrom nflanks
What nare n"islands" nin na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-Islands nare nunburned nareas
ninside nthe nfire nperimeter. nSince nislands nare nunburned npotential nfuels, npatrol
nthem nfrequently n& ncheck nfor nspot nfires.
Islands nclose nto na, n(blank), nline nmay nflare nup nlater n& nstart nspot nfire nacross nthe
ncontrol nline. nTherefore nyou nmay nwant nto nburn nthem nout. n- ncorrect nanswers n-
Control nline
When ndoes na n"slopover" noccur? n- ncorrect nanswers n-A nslopover noccurs nwhen nfire
ncrosses na ncontrol nline nor nnatural nbarrier nintended nto ncontain nthe nfire,
Note: nA nslopover noccurs nimmediately nacross n& nadjacent nto nthe ncontrol nline
nwhereas nspot nfires noccur nsome ndistance nfrom nthe ncontrol nline.
What nis nthe n"green"? n- ncorrect nanswers n-The ngreen nis nANY narea nthat nis nNOT
nBURNT nbut nis nadjacent nto nan ninvolved narea.
The nedge nof nthe, n(blank), nis nusually nwhere nyou nconstruct na ncontrol nline. n-
ncorrect nanswers n-Green
What nis nthe n"black"? n- ncorrect nanswers n-The nblack nor nthe nburn nis nthe narea nin
nwhich nthe nfire nhas nconsumed nthe nfuels.
If na nsurface nfire nleaves naerial, n(blank), nmore nor nless nintact nin nthe nblack, nor
nvisa-versa, na nreburn ncan noccur nwhen nburning nconditions nare nmore nfavorable. n-
ncorrect nanswers n-Fuels
& RESOURCES) EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
What nis nthe n"origin" nof na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-The norigin nis nthe narea nwhere
nthe nfire nstarted.
What nis nthe n"head" nof na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-The nhead nis nthe npart nof na
nwildfire nwith nthe ngreatest nforward nrate nof nspread. nYou nhave nto ncontrol nthe
nhead nand nprevent nthe nformation nof nnew nheads nto nsuppress na nwildland nfire.
What nare n"fingers" non na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-Fingers nare ntypically nlong,
nnarrow nstrips nof nfire nthat nextend nfrom nthe nmain nbody nof na nfire. n
Caution: nUncontrolled nfingers nmay nform nnew nheads.
What nis na n"pocket" nin na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-A npocket nis nthe nunburned
narea nbetween nthe nmain nfire nand nany nfingers.
, What nis nthe n"perimeter" nof na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-The nperimeter nis nthe
nouter nboundary n- nor nthe ndistance naround nthe noutside nedge n- nof nthe nburning nor
nburned narea. nAlso ncommonly ncalled nthe nfire nedge.
What nis nthe n"rear" nor n"heel" nof na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-It nis nthe nend
nopposite nthe nhead n. nTherefore nit nis nrelatively ncloser nto nthe npoint nof norigin nthan
nto nthe nhead.
Because nthe nfire nat nthe, n(blank), nburns ninto nany nprevailing nwind, nit ngenerally
nburns nwith nlow nintensity nand nhas na nlow nROS. n- ncorrect nanswers n-Heel
What nare n"flanks" non na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-Flanks nare nthe nsides nof na
nwildland nfire, nroughly nparallel nto nthe nmain ndirection nof nfire nspread.
Why nis nit nimportant nto ncontrol nflanks nof na nfire nASAP? n- ncorrect nanswers n-
Because:
1. nA nshift nin nwind ndirection nmay nquickly nchange na nflank ninto na nhead.
2. nFingers noften nextend nfrom nflanks
What nare n"islands" nin na nfire? n- ncorrect nanswers n-Islands nare nunburned nareas
ninside nthe nfire nperimeter. nSince nislands nare nunburned npotential nfuels, npatrol
nthem nfrequently n& ncheck nfor nspot nfires.
Islands nclose nto na, n(blank), nline nmay nflare nup nlater n& nstart nspot nfire nacross nthe
ncontrol nline. nTherefore nyou nmay nwant nto nburn nthem nout. n- ncorrect nanswers n-
Control nline
When ndoes na n"slopover" noccur? n- ncorrect nanswers n-A nslopover noccurs nwhen nfire
ncrosses na ncontrol nline nor nnatural nbarrier nintended nto ncontain nthe nfire,
Note: nA nslopover noccurs nimmediately nacross n& nadjacent nto nthe ncontrol nline
nwhereas nspot nfires noccur nsome ndistance nfrom nthe ncontrol nline.
What nis nthe n"green"? n- ncorrect nanswers n-The ngreen nis nANY narea nthat nis nNOT
nBURNT nbut nis nadjacent nto nan ninvolved narea.
The nedge nof nthe, n(blank), nis nusually nwhere nyou nconstruct na ncontrol nline. n-
ncorrect nanswers n-Green
What nis nthe n"black"? n- ncorrect nanswers n-The nblack nor nthe nburn nis nthe narea nin
nwhich nthe nfire nhas nconsumed nthe nfuels.
If na nsurface nfire nleaves naerial, n(blank), nmore nor nless nintact nin nthe nblack, nor
nvisa-versa, na nreburn ncan noccur nwhen nburning nconditions nare nmore nfavorable. n-
ncorrect nanswers n-Fuels
