Wild land Firefighting for
Structural Firefighters Exam
Questions with Complete
Answers
What is NFPA 1051 - Correct Answer Standard for Wildland Fire
Most Wildland Fuels must be between what temp to ignite - Correct Answer 400-700 degrees F
What percent Fuel Moisture is fuel considered fully cured - Correct Answer 30% and below
What are 1 hr fuels - Correct Answer < 1/4 in
What are 10 hr Fuels - Correct Answer 1/4 in-3 in
What are 100 hr Fuels - Correct Answer 1-3 in
What are 1000 hr Fuels - Correct Answer 3-8 in
How long is 1 chain - Correct Answer 66ft
1 chain/hr is 1 foot a min
Where are ladder fuels found - Correct Answer Surface fuels
Where are most firefighters killed - Correct Answer Light flashy fuels
What is Fuel Continuity - Correct Answer Horizontal and vertical spacing of fuels
, What are Light Fuels - Correct Answer flashy fuels up to 2 ft
What are Medium Fuels - Correct Answer Brush up to 6 ft
What are Heavy Fuels - Correct Answer More than 6 ft
What are the Atmosphere Layers - Correct Answer Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
What atmosphere layer is the most concern for firefighters - Correct Answer Troposphere- up 10miles
What is the Thermal Belt - Correct Answer Top of the inversion layer
What is Relative Humidity - Correct Answer RH is the percentage of moisture in a volume of air relative
to the total amount of moisture which that volume of air can hold at the given temperature and
atmospheric pressure
What are Gravity or foehn Winds - Correct Answer Winds resulting from air being forced over mountain
ridges by convection or high barometric pressure
For Every 20% Slope how much does the rate of spread increase - Correct Answer Doubles
For Every 10mph of wind above 10mph how much does it increase the fire spread - Correct Answer
Doubles
What is the major weather factor that influences a wild land fire - Correct Answer Wind
Structural Firefighters Exam
Questions with Complete
Answers
What is NFPA 1051 - Correct Answer Standard for Wildland Fire
Most Wildland Fuels must be between what temp to ignite - Correct Answer 400-700 degrees F
What percent Fuel Moisture is fuel considered fully cured - Correct Answer 30% and below
What are 1 hr fuels - Correct Answer < 1/4 in
What are 10 hr Fuels - Correct Answer 1/4 in-3 in
What are 100 hr Fuels - Correct Answer 1-3 in
What are 1000 hr Fuels - Correct Answer 3-8 in
How long is 1 chain - Correct Answer 66ft
1 chain/hr is 1 foot a min
Where are ladder fuels found - Correct Answer Surface fuels
Where are most firefighters killed - Correct Answer Light flashy fuels
What is Fuel Continuity - Correct Answer Horizontal and vertical spacing of fuels
, What are Light Fuels - Correct Answer flashy fuels up to 2 ft
What are Medium Fuels - Correct Answer Brush up to 6 ft
What are Heavy Fuels - Correct Answer More than 6 ft
What are the Atmosphere Layers - Correct Answer Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
What atmosphere layer is the most concern for firefighters - Correct Answer Troposphere- up 10miles
What is the Thermal Belt - Correct Answer Top of the inversion layer
What is Relative Humidity - Correct Answer RH is the percentage of moisture in a volume of air relative
to the total amount of moisture which that volume of air can hold at the given temperature and
atmospheric pressure
What are Gravity or foehn Winds - Correct Answer Winds resulting from air being forced over mountain
ridges by convection or high barometric pressure
For Every 20% Slope how much does the rate of spread increase - Correct Answer Doubles
For Every 10mph of wind above 10mph how much does it increase the fire spread - Correct Answer
Doubles
What is the major weather factor that influences a wild land fire - Correct Answer Wind
