LLPSD FF1 Chapter 21 Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The majority of ground cover fires are extinguished with which item?
a. backfire
b. aircraft
c. backpack pump
d. CAFS - CORRECT ANSWER c. backpack pump
Which tool is a combination of hoe and rake?
a. forestry hoe
b. combination
c. Pulaski
d. McLeod - CORRECT ANSWER d. McLeod
What is a consequence of falling relative humidity?
a. falling burn index
b. increased lapse rate
c. decreased ignitability
d. decreased fuel moisture - CORRECT ANSWER d. decreased fuel moisture
What is the term for the capability of an apparatus to pump water while moving?
a. dual drive
b. auxiliary drive
c. power take off
d. pump and roll - CORRECT ANSWER d. pump and roll
, Subsurface fuels are challenging to deal with because they are ______.
a. hard to locate
b. continuous
c. highly susceptible to changes in weather
d. readily ignitable - CORRECT ANSWER a. hard to locate
What is the term for a long, narrow extension of fire projecting out from the main body of a
wildland fire?
a. spot
b. island
c. finger
d. run - CORRECT ANSWER c. finger
Why do compact fuels burn slowly?
a. they retain moisture
b. they are less continuous
c. they have less surface area
d. air cannot circulate as freely - CORRECT ANSWER d. air cannot circulate as freely
Which type of map details changes in elevation?
a. topographic
b. cartometric
c. planometric
d. orthographic - CORRECT ANSWER a. topographic
A safety zone should be large enough ______.
a. to fit apparatus as well as personnel
b. to be accessible by rotary-winged aircraft
c. to accommodate an entire division
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The majority of ground cover fires are extinguished with which item?
a. backfire
b. aircraft
c. backpack pump
d. CAFS - CORRECT ANSWER c. backpack pump
Which tool is a combination of hoe and rake?
a. forestry hoe
b. combination
c. Pulaski
d. McLeod - CORRECT ANSWER d. McLeod
What is a consequence of falling relative humidity?
a. falling burn index
b. increased lapse rate
c. decreased ignitability
d. decreased fuel moisture - CORRECT ANSWER d. decreased fuel moisture
What is the term for the capability of an apparatus to pump water while moving?
a. dual drive
b. auxiliary drive
c. power take off
d. pump and roll - CORRECT ANSWER d. pump and roll
, Subsurface fuels are challenging to deal with because they are ______.
a. hard to locate
b. continuous
c. highly susceptible to changes in weather
d. readily ignitable - CORRECT ANSWER a. hard to locate
What is the term for a long, narrow extension of fire projecting out from the main body of a
wildland fire?
a. spot
b. island
c. finger
d. run - CORRECT ANSWER c. finger
Why do compact fuels burn slowly?
a. they retain moisture
b. they are less continuous
c. they have less surface area
d. air cannot circulate as freely - CORRECT ANSWER d. air cannot circulate as freely
Which type of map details changes in elevation?
a. topographic
b. cartometric
c. planometric
d. orthographic - CORRECT ANSWER a. topographic
A safety zone should be large enough ______.
a. to fit apparatus as well as personnel
b. to be accessible by rotary-winged aircraft
c. to accommodate an entire division
