FIREFIGHTER 1C : WILDLAND: CALFIRE AND JBL TEST BASED
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) The recommended fuel mixture for a drip torch is _________________
a) 2 parts gasoline to 1 part diesel
b) 2 parts kerosine to 1 part diesel
c) 2 parts diesel to 1 part kerosine
d) 2 parts diesel to 1 part gasoline -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. 2 parts diesel to 1
part gasoline
2) 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
3) You cannot see the base camp and are not in communication with anyone who can.
This is one of the "18 Situations That Shout Watch Out"?
a) True
b) False -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. False
4) On a 24-hour clock what is 1pm?
a) 0100
b) 1500
c) 1800
, d) 1300 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. 1300
5) Why is it important NOT to paint tool heads?
a) waste paint
b) unable to see cracks
c) painting handles is used for identification
d) preserves the handles -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. unable to see cracks
6) The only two actions a back-up person must take when an emergency stop is
necessary are to give the stop hand signal and get out of the way.
a) True
b) False -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. False
7) Which of the following criteria is NOT used to determine an engines ICS type?
a) pump rating
b) water tank capacity
c) gross vehicle weight
d) hose compliment -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. gross vehicle weight
8) 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
9) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a serviceable McLeod handle?
a) smooth
b) rough
, c) straight
d) sound -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. rough
10) Note: the 5 S's of tool maintenance are: Smooth, Straight, Sound, Sharp, and Secure
11) The back-up person is ultimately responsible for backing accidents.
a) True
b) False -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. False
12) One of the 10 Standard Fire Fighting Orders is: "Fight Fire __________________,
but provide for ________________ first!"
a) now/lunch
b) wisely/water
c) aggressively/escape routes
d) aggressively/safety -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. aggressively/safety
13) Which product container is most likely to BLEVE?
a) refrigerated rail road car
b) open top hopper
c) 5 gallon liquid propane tank
d) non pressurized tank container -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. 5 gallon liquid
propane tank
14) During structural fire fighting operations you should always consider a secondary
____________ route.
a) response
b) hose lay
c) frequency
d) escape -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. escape
, 15) How many ICS bulldozer types or classifications are there?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. 3
16) Do not get off the engine until told to do so by?
a) your supervisor
b) any firefighter
c) a civilian
d) an inmate -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. your supervisor
17) Name advantages in using the indirect attack method of wildland fire fighting:
a) firefighters subjected to less heat and smoke
b) burning can get out of control, sacrifice acreage
c) firefighters working in unburned fuel can be overrun
d) acreage burned is increased -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. firefighters subjected
to less heat and smoke
18) You should always carry a McLeod on the downhill side at balance point with tines
pointed down with the handle of the McLeod parallel to the earth's surface.
a) True
b) False -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. False
Note: you want to carry it the same but the tines pointed up as the cutting edge
is always pointed down/away from your body.
19) When your fireline is completed to a natural or constructed barrier, or another fire
line, you have reached a:
a) flank
b) tie-in
c) slop over
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) The recommended fuel mixture for a drip torch is _________________
a) 2 parts gasoline to 1 part diesel
b) 2 parts kerosine to 1 part diesel
c) 2 parts diesel to 1 part kerosine
d) 2 parts diesel to 1 part gasoline -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. 2 parts diesel to 1
part gasoline
2) 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
3) You cannot see the base camp and are not in communication with anyone who can.
This is one of the "18 Situations That Shout Watch Out"?
a) True
b) False -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. False
4) On a 24-hour clock what is 1pm?
a) 0100
b) 1500
c) 1800
, d) 1300 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. 1300
5) Why is it important NOT to paint tool heads?
a) waste paint
b) unable to see cracks
c) painting handles is used for identification
d) preserves the handles -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. unable to see cracks
6) The only two actions a back-up person must take when an emergency stop is
necessary are to give the stop hand signal and get out of the way.
a) True
b) False -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. False
7) Which of the following criteria is NOT used to determine an engines ICS type?
a) pump rating
b) water tank capacity
c) gross vehicle weight
d) hose compliment -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. gross vehicle weight
8) 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
9) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a serviceable McLeod handle?
a) smooth
b) rough
, c) straight
d) sound -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. rough
10) Note: the 5 S's of tool maintenance are: Smooth, Straight, Sound, Sharp, and Secure
11) The back-up person is ultimately responsible for backing accidents.
a) True
b) False -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. False
12) One of the 10 Standard Fire Fighting Orders is: "Fight Fire __________________,
but provide for ________________ first!"
a) now/lunch
b) wisely/water
c) aggressively/escape routes
d) aggressively/safety -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. aggressively/safety
13) Which product container is most likely to BLEVE?
a) refrigerated rail road car
b) open top hopper
c) 5 gallon liquid propane tank
d) non pressurized tank container -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. 5 gallon liquid
propane tank
14) During structural fire fighting operations you should always consider a secondary
____________ route.
a) response
b) hose lay
c) frequency
d) escape -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. escape
, 15) How many ICS bulldozer types or classifications are there?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. 3
16) Do not get off the engine until told to do so by?
a) your supervisor
b) any firefighter
c) a civilian
d) an inmate -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. your supervisor
17) Name advantages in using the indirect attack method of wildland fire fighting:
a) firefighters subjected to less heat and smoke
b) burning can get out of control, sacrifice acreage
c) firefighters working in unburned fuel can be overrun
d) acreage burned is increased -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. firefighters subjected
to less heat and smoke
18) You should always carry a McLeod on the downhill side at balance point with tines
pointed down with the handle of the McLeod parallel to the earth's surface.
a) True
b) False -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. False
Note: you want to carry it the same but the tines pointed up as the cutting edge
is always pointed down/away from your body.
19) When your fireline is completed to a natural or constructed barrier, or another fire
line, you have reached a:
a) flank
b) tie-in
c) slop over
