Ground cover firefighting NFPA 1051
questions with answers
When working together, what are the three C's(xi) - correct answer ✔✔Communication
Coordination
Cooperation
Three main influences on ground cover fire behavior are?(3) - correct answer ✔✔Fuel
Weather
Topography
What are the three types of ground cover fires?(4) - correct answer ✔✔Ground fire
Surface fire
Crown fires
5 weather factors that influence ground cover fire behaviour(6) - correct answer ✔✔Wind
Temperature
Temperature differences
Relative humidity
Precipitation
4 types of local winds(7) - correct answer ✔✔Slope winds
Upslope winds
Downslope winds
Valley winds
, Wind impacts on fire development (7) - correct answer ✔✔-Increasing the supply of oxygen
-Determining the direction of fire spread
-drys the fuel
-carries sparks ahead of the main fire
General fuel types - correct answer ✔✔Grass
Slash
Deciduous trees
Coniferous trees
Three Influences on wind( - correct answer ✔✔Cold fronts
Cumulonimbus clouds
Thunderstorms
Ground cover fires typically burn faster on ___ exposures(12) - correct answer ✔✔Southern
What is "aspect"(12) - correct answer ✔✔The direction a slope is facing(its exposure in relation
of the sun)
What are some extreme fire behaviour characteristics?(15) - correct answer ✔✔Rapid rate of
spread
Frequent spot fires
questions with answers
When working together, what are the three C's(xi) - correct answer ✔✔Communication
Coordination
Cooperation
Three main influences on ground cover fire behavior are?(3) - correct answer ✔✔Fuel
Weather
Topography
What are the three types of ground cover fires?(4) - correct answer ✔✔Ground fire
Surface fire
Crown fires
5 weather factors that influence ground cover fire behaviour(6) - correct answer ✔✔Wind
Temperature
Temperature differences
Relative humidity
Precipitation
4 types of local winds(7) - correct answer ✔✔Slope winds
Upslope winds
Downslope winds
Valley winds
, Wind impacts on fire development (7) - correct answer ✔✔-Increasing the supply of oxygen
-Determining the direction of fire spread
-drys the fuel
-carries sparks ahead of the main fire
General fuel types - correct answer ✔✔Grass
Slash
Deciduous trees
Coniferous trees
Three Influences on wind( - correct answer ✔✔Cold fronts
Cumulonimbus clouds
Thunderstorms
Ground cover fires typically burn faster on ___ exposures(12) - correct answer ✔✔Southern
What is "aspect"(12) - correct answer ✔✔The direction a slope is facing(its exposure in relation
of the sun)
What are some extreme fire behaviour characteristics?(15) - correct answer ✔✔Rapid rate of
spread
Frequent spot fires
