FIREFIGHTER 1 WILDLAND ACTUAL EXAM TEST QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
1) The __________ is an area where undeveloped land, populated with vegetative
fuels, meets with manmade structures. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ wildland/urban
interface
2) The __________ is a pocket-sized book that outlines standards and reference
information for wildland fire incident response. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Incident
Response Pocket Guide (IRPG)
3) A branch is used to help manage a(n): -- Correct Answer ✔✔ geographic area
4) A combination of single resources assembled for a particular need is a: -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ task force
5) 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 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C.) Line construction ad mop up
,6) 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 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B.) Gasoline, diesel fuel
7) 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 --
Correct Answer ✔✔ D.) Create a gap in combustible materials to prevent
the fire from spreading
8) When walking and working with hand tools the proper distance between workers
A.) Should be as close as possible so you will not get lost
B.) Depends on the terrain
C.) Depends on the tool being used
D.) Is 10 feet or more -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D.) Is 10 feet or more
9) The proper spacing of are members while walking and carrying cutting tools is
, A.) Arm's length apart
B.) 10 feet apart
C.) Shoulder to shoulder
D.) 0-6 feet apart -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B.) 10 feet apart
10) During the peak of the heat and smoke squirting water at the wall of the flame will
____ heat transfer to the structure
A.) Enhance
B.) Do little about
C.) Redirect
D.) Prevent -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D.) Prevent
11) A location where available resources are assigned to the incident is: -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ staging
12) On wildland events, divisions are usually labeled by: -- Correct Answer ✔✔ letters
13) The __________ orders resources and develops the transportation,
communications, and medical plans. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ logistics section
14) A __________ is a reflective cloth tent that offers protection from fire, heat,
smoke, and ember showers in an entrapment situation. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ fire
shelter
, 15) A __________ is a steep drainage on the side of a mountain. -- Correct Answer
✔✔ chimney
16) A(n) __________ is an area cleared of flammable materials and used as refuge when
a fire has been determined to be unsafe. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ safety zone
17) A(n) __________ is a preplanned route that fire fighters take to move to a safety
zone. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ escape route
18) Maintaining prompt communication with your crew members, supervisor, and
adjoining forces falls into the __________ category. -- Correct Answer ✔✔
organizational control
19) The symptoms of moderate carbon monoxide levels in the blood are a possible: --
Correct Answer ✔✔ headache, nausea, increased fatigue and drowsiness
20) A description of a shrub model is: -- Correct Answer ✔✔ brush
21) An example of an unstable air mass indicator is -- Correct Answer ✔✔ well-defined
smoke column
22) __________ are combustible materials lying on or near the surface of the ground
and a major cause of wildland fire spread. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Surface fuels
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
1) The __________ is an area where undeveloped land, populated with vegetative
fuels, meets with manmade structures. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ wildland/urban
interface
2) The __________ is a pocket-sized book that outlines standards and reference
information for wildland fire incident response. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Incident
Response Pocket Guide (IRPG)
3) A branch is used to help manage a(n): -- Correct Answer ✔✔ geographic area
4) A combination of single resources assembled for a particular need is a: -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ task force
5) 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 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C.) Line construction ad mop up
,6) 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 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B.) Gasoline, diesel fuel
7) 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 --
Correct Answer ✔✔ D.) Create a gap in combustible materials to prevent
the fire from spreading
8) When walking and working with hand tools the proper distance between workers
A.) Should be as close as possible so you will not get lost
B.) Depends on the terrain
C.) Depends on the tool being used
D.) Is 10 feet or more -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D.) Is 10 feet or more
9) The proper spacing of are members while walking and carrying cutting tools is
, A.) Arm's length apart
B.) 10 feet apart
C.) Shoulder to shoulder
D.) 0-6 feet apart -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B.) 10 feet apart
10) During the peak of the heat and smoke squirting water at the wall of the flame will
____ heat transfer to the structure
A.) Enhance
B.) Do little about
C.) Redirect
D.) Prevent -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D.) Prevent
11) A location where available resources are assigned to the incident is: -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ staging
12) On wildland events, divisions are usually labeled by: -- Correct Answer ✔✔ letters
13) The __________ orders resources and develops the transportation,
communications, and medical plans. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ logistics section
14) A __________ is a reflective cloth tent that offers protection from fire, heat,
smoke, and ember showers in an entrapment situation. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ fire
shelter
, 15) A __________ is a steep drainage on the side of a mountain. -- Correct Answer
✔✔ chimney
16) A(n) __________ is an area cleared of flammable materials and used as refuge when
a fire has been determined to be unsafe. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ safety zone
17) A(n) __________ is a preplanned route that fire fighters take to move to a safety
zone. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ escape route
18) Maintaining prompt communication with your crew members, supervisor, and
adjoining forces falls into the __________ category. -- Correct Answer ✔✔
organizational control
19) The symptoms of moderate carbon monoxide levels in the blood are a possible: --
Correct Answer ✔✔ headache, nausea, increased fatigue and drowsiness
20) A description of a shrub model is: -- Correct Answer ✔✔ brush
21) An example of an unstable air mass indicator is -- Correct Answer ✔✔ well-defined
smoke column
22) __________ are combustible materials lying on or near the surface of the ground
and a major cause of wildland fire spread. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Surface fuels
