S-190 study guide
What are the three methods of heat transfer? - (correct Answer) - conduction, convection, radiation
What are the three components of the fire triangle? - (correct Answer) - oxygen, heat, fuel
What happens when oxygen is removed from the fire triangle? - (correct Answer) - Combustion doesn't
occur
Define spotting - (correct Answer) - A behavior of fire in which sparks or embers from the main fire are
carried by the wind and start new fires beyond the control line.
Define smoldering - (correct Answer) - Fire burning without flame and barely spreading
Define running fire - (correct Answer) - Behavior of a fire spreading rapidly with a well defined head
When is a fire controlled - (correct Answer) - When it's expected to hold under all conditions
List four examples of a natural or man made fire barrier - (correct Answer) - Rock cliff
Lake
Slides
Rivers
A north facing aspect will have more fire activity that a south facing aspect? - (correct Answer) - False
Name two types of canyons that can result in extreme fire behavior - (correct Answer) - Box and narrow
What are the six basic fuel types? - (correct Answer) - Grass
Shrub
Grass - shrub
Timber understory
Timber litter
Slash blowdown
What are the two types of horizontal arrangements of fuels? - (correct Answer) - Uniform fuels
Patchy fuels
The vertical arrangement of ladder fuel describes what - (correct Answer) - Fuels from the surface to the
canopy that link together
What are the three methods of heat transfer? - (correct Answer) - conduction, convection, radiation
What are the three components of the fire triangle? - (correct Answer) - oxygen, heat, fuel
What happens when oxygen is removed from the fire triangle? - (correct Answer) - Combustion doesn't
occur
Define spotting - (correct Answer) - A behavior of fire in which sparks or embers from the main fire are
carried by the wind and start new fires beyond the control line.
Define smoldering - (correct Answer) - Fire burning without flame and barely spreading
Define running fire - (correct Answer) - Behavior of a fire spreading rapidly with a well defined head
When is a fire controlled - (correct Answer) - When it's expected to hold under all conditions
List four examples of a natural or man made fire barrier - (correct Answer) - Rock cliff
Lake
Slides
Rivers
A north facing aspect will have more fire activity that a south facing aspect? - (correct Answer) - False
Name two types of canyons that can result in extreme fire behavior - (correct Answer) - Box and narrow
What are the six basic fuel types? - (correct Answer) - Grass
Shrub
Grass - shrub
Timber understory
Timber litter
Slash blowdown
What are the two types of horizontal arrangements of fuels? - (correct Answer) - Uniform fuels
Patchy fuels
The vertical arrangement of ladder fuel describes what - (correct Answer) - Fuels from the surface to the
canopy that link together
