Wildland fire fighter principles
and practice second edition
Chapter 1 Exam Questions
with Complete Answers
Fire danger pocket cards -Correct Answer: Outline potential fire dangers in a given area based on
historical fire and weather data.
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) -Correct Answer: hired unemployed young single men to work
preserving the nation's natural resources
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) - date -Correct Answer: created 1933 with executive order 6101
Peshtigo Fire -Correct Answer: 1871, deadliest fire, 1,500-2,500 killed
1940 -Correct Answer: first jump on fire
1981 -Correct Answer: first female smoke-jumper
ladder fuels -Correct Answer: Fuels which provide vertical continuity between surface fuels and aerial
fuels, thereby allowing fire to carry from surface fuels into the crowns of trees or shrubs with relative
ease)
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) -Correct Answer: an area where undeveloped land, populated with
vegetative fuels, meets with manmade structures.
1933 to 1942 -Correct Answer: 3470 fire lookout towers and an estimated total of 97,000 miles of fire
roads were built.
, High Reliability Organizations (HROs) -Correct Answer: an organization that has succeeded in avoiding
disasters in environments where disasters are common or expected.
Wildland firefighting as an HRO employs five characteristics -Correct Answer: Preoccupation with failure,
Reluctance to oversimplify, Sensitivity to operations, Commitment to resilience, Deference to expertise
NFPA 1051 -Correct Answer: Standard for Wildland Fire Fighter Personnel Professional Qualifications
NWCG S-190 -Correct Answer: Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
NWCG S-130 -Correct Answer: Firefighter Training
NWCG L-180 -Correct Answer: Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service
Wildland Fire Fighter I (NWCG Fire Fighter Type 2) General roles -Correct Answer: a. Understand the
Wildland Fire Service.
b. Understand and work within the Incident Command System (ICS)
c. Understand fireline safety.
d. Use and maintain personal protective equipment (PPE).
e. Inspect and maintain hand tools and equipment.
f. Understand the use for heavy ground and air equipment.
g. Work as a member of a team.
h. Assemble and prepare for response.
i. Understand basic wildland fire behavior.
j. Recognize hazards and unsafe situations.
k. Construct and secure a fireline.
l. Reduce the threat of fire exposure.
m. Understand wildland/urban interface situations.
n. Mop-up a fire area.
o. Patrol a fire area.
and practice second edition
Chapter 1 Exam Questions
with Complete Answers
Fire danger pocket cards -Correct Answer: Outline potential fire dangers in a given area based on
historical fire and weather data.
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) -Correct Answer: hired unemployed young single men to work
preserving the nation's natural resources
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) - date -Correct Answer: created 1933 with executive order 6101
Peshtigo Fire -Correct Answer: 1871, deadliest fire, 1,500-2,500 killed
1940 -Correct Answer: first jump on fire
1981 -Correct Answer: first female smoke-jumper
ladder fuels -Correct Answer: Fuels which provide vertical continuity between surface fuels and aerial
fuels, thereby allowing fire to carry from surface fuels into the crowns of trees or shrubs with relative
ease)
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) -Correct Answer: an area where undeveloped land, populated with
vegetative fuels, meets with manmade structures.
1933 to 1942 -Correct Answer: 3470 fire lookout towers and an estimated total of 97,000 miles of fire
roads were built.
, High Reliability Organizations (HROs) -Correct Answer: an organization that has succeeded in avoiding
disasters in environments where disasters are common or expected.
Wildland firefighting as an HRO employs five characteristics -Correct Answer: Preoccupation with failure,
Reluctance to oversimplify, Sensitivity to operations, Commitment to resilience, Deference to expertise
NFPA 1051 -Correct Answer: Standard for Wildland Fire Fighter Personnel Professional Qualifications
NWCG S-190 -Correct Answer: Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
NWCG S-130 -Correct Answer: Firefighter Training
NWCG L-180 -Correct Answer: Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service
Wildland Fire Fighter I (NWCG Fire Fighter Type 2) General roles -Correct Answer: a. Understand the
Wildland Fire Service.
b. Understand and work within the Incident Command System (ICS)
c. Understand fireline safety.
d. Use and maintain personal protective equipment (PPE).
e. Inspect and maintain hand tools and equipment.
f. Understand the use for heavy ground and air equipment.
g. Work as a member of a team.
h. Assemble and prepare for response.
i. Understand basic wildland fire behavior.
j. Recognize hazards and unsafe situations.
k. Construct and secure a fireline.
l. Reduce the threat of fire exposure.
m. Understand wildland/urban interface situations.
n. Mop-up a fire area.
o. Patrol a fire area.
