Firefighter 1C - Wildland Exam Latest Update
2025-2026 240 Questions and 100% Verified
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_____________________________ are responsible for maintaining a safe work
environment.
a. Firefighters
b. Supervisors
c. Safety Officers
d. All employees - CORRECT ANSWER: d. All employees
A back-up person is required for all vehicles except sedans and pick-ups.
a. True
b. False - CORRECT ANSWER: a. True
A McLeod hand tool is classified as a _______________________.
a. cutting tool
b. scraping tool/raking
c. digging tool
d. combination tool - CORRECT ANSWER: b. scraping tool/raking
Note: what are the other tools classified as:
Brush Hook: cutting tool
Polaski: grubbing & cutting tool
Chingadera: grubbing & scraping tool
Chain Saw: cutting tool
Shovel: digging tool
,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 - CORRECT ANSWER: a. before and after each use
A Pulaski axe combines an axe with another tool. Which other tool?
A) pick
B) An adze
C) A maul
D) A sledge - CORRECT ANSWER: B) An adze
pg. 794
A quickly constructed, minimum width, temporary line where fuels have been removed
to mineral soil is a:
a. fast line
b. scratch line
c. quick line
d. tool line - CORRECT ANSWER: b. scratch line
A t-shirt made of which of the following is to be worn under the Nomex uniform at all
times?
a. 20% silk
b. 40% rayon
c. 100% nylon
d. 100% cotton - CORRECT ANSWER: d. 100% cotton
A widow maker would create which types of hazards:
,a. Tripping
b. Rolling
c. Falling
d. Rocking - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Falling
Additional Terms to Study - CORRECT ANSWER: Moving on...
An advantageous location from which to start constructing control line is called a/an:
a. tie-in
b. cold trail
c. safety island
d. anchor point - CORRECT ANSWER: d. anchor point
An area of unburned fuel between two (2) fingers, or between a finger and the main
body of the fire is called:
a. a pocket
b. the green
c. a finger
d. the heel - CORRECT ANSWER: a. a pocket
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. - CORRECT ANSWER: C) a pocket
pg. 792
, Another way to classify vegetative fuels is by their size, shape, compactness, and
volume. These classifications are:
A) living or dead.
B) organic or inorganic.
C) light or dark.
D) fine or heavy. - CORRECT ANSWER: D) fine or heavy.
pg. 789
Are fine fuels or heavy fuels affected more by changes in relative humidity?
a. Fine fuels are affected more.
b. Heavy fuels are affected more.
c. They are equally affected.
d. Neither are affected. - CORRECT ANSWER: a. Fine fuels are affected more.
pg. 791
As a general rule, the fireline should be at least _______ as wide as the predominant
fuel is tall. - CORRECT ANSWER: 1.5 times
As a last resort, what can fire fighters do to protect themselves in being overrun by a
wildland fire?
a. Dig a hole
b. Climb a tree
c. Deploy a fire shelter
d. Take cover in heavy brush - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Deploy a fire shelter
pg. 804
Box Canyon - CORRECT ANSWER: or dead-end, canyons, are areas where intense
updrafts and extreme fires occur
2025-2026 240 Questions and 100% Verified
Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
_____________________________ are responsible for maintaining a safe work
environment.
a. Firefighters
b. Supervisors
c. Safety Officers
d. All employees - CORRECT ANSWER: d. All employees
A back-up person is required for all vehicles except sedans and pick-ups.
a. True
b. False - CORRECT ANSWER: a. True
A McLeod hand tool is classified as a _______________________.
a. cutting tool
b. scraping tool/raking
c. digging tool
d. combination tool - CORRECT ANSWER: b. scraping tool/raking
Note: what are the other tools classified as:
Brush Hook: cutting tool
Polaski: grubbing & cutting tool
Chingadera: grubbing & scraping tool
Chain Saw: cutting tool
Shovel: digging tool
,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 - CORRECT ANSWER: a. before and after each use
A Pulaski axe combines an axe with another tool. Which other tool?
A) pick
B) An adze
C) A maul
D) A sledge - CORRECT ANSWER: B) An adze
pg. 794
A quickly constructed, minimum width, temporary line where fuels have been removed
to mineral soil is a:
a. fast line
b. scratch line
c. quick line
d. tool line - CORRECT ANSWER: b. scratch line
A t-shirt made of which of the following is to be worn under the Nomex uniform at all
times?
a. 20% silk
b. 40% rayon
c. 100% nylon
d. 100% cotton - CORRECT ANSWER: d. 100% cotton
A widow maker would create which types of hazards:
,a. Tripping
b. Rolling
c. Falling
d. Rocking - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Falling
Additional Terms to Study - CORRECT ANSWER: Moving on...
An advantageous location from which to start constructing control line is called a/an:
a. tie-in
b. cold trail
c. safety island
d. anchor point - CORRECT ANSWER: d. anchor point
An area of unburned fuel between two (2) fingers, or between a finger and the main
body of the fire is called:
a. a pocket
b. the green
c. a finger
d. the heel - CORRECT ANSWER: a. a pocket
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. - CORRECT ANSWER: C) a pocket
pg. 792
, Another way to classify vegetative fuels is by their size, shape, compactness, and
volume. These classifications are:
A) living or dead.
B) organic or inorganic.
C) light or dark.
D) fine or heavy. - CORRECT ANSWER: D) fine or heavy.
pg. 789
Are fine fuels or heavy fuels affected more by changes in relative humidity?
a. Fine fuels are affected more.
b. Heavy fuels are affected more.
c. They are equally affected.
d. Neither are affected. - CORRECT ANSWER: a. Fine fuels are affected more.
pg. 791
As a general rule, the fireline should be at least _______ as wide as the predominant
fuel is tall. - CORRECT ANSWER: 1.5 times
As a last resort, what can fire fighters do to protect themselves in being overrun by a
wildland fire?
a. Dig a hole
b. Climb a tree
c. Deploy a fire shelter
d. Take cover in heavy brush - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Deploy a fire shelter
pg. 804
Box Canyon - CORRECT ANSWER: or dead-end, canyons, are areas where intense
updrafts and extreme fires occur
