WILDLAND FIRE S190 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED
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Grass - Grass Shrubs - Shrub - Timber Understory - Timber Litter - Slash
Blowdown
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1 Fuel Types 2 3 Sides of Fire Triangle
3 Barriers - Natural 4 Spot Fire
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Terms in this set (78)
, Heat - Oxygen - Fuel
3 Sides of Fire Triangle
Without one!... Fire goes out!
3 Methods of heat transfer Radiation - Conduction - Convection
The part of a fire's perimeter that is roughly parallel to
Head of Fire
the main direction of spread
Extension of main fire - the long narrow extensions of
Fingers of a fire
a fire projecting from the main body
Beyond the main fire - Fire ignited outside the
Spot Fire
perimeter of the main fire by a firebrand
Smoldering Fire burning without a flame and barely spreading
Creeping Fire Fire burning with a low flame and spreading slowly
Behavior of a fire spreading rapidly with a well
Running Fire
defined head
Fire can reasonably be expected to hold under the
Controlled
foreseeable conditions
South Facing Slope Will have more activity than a North facing slope.
Canyons Box Canyons & Narrow Canyons (Dangerous)
Fire can spread easily (in steep narrow canyon) to
fuels on the opposite site by radiation and spotting.
Narrow Canyons
Wind eddies and strong upslope air movement may
be expected at sharp bends
Barriers - Natural Rivers - Lakes - Rock - Slides-oceans-lava field
Roads - Highways - Reservoirs - Fireline constructed
Barriers - Man-made
by fire resources
Grass - Grass Shrubs - Shrub - Timber Understory -
Fuel Types
Timber Litter - Slash Blowdown
Fine Fuels Grass - Grass Shrubs - Easier to burn
Horizontal Continuity Uniform Fuels and Patchy Fuels
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
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Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study with Learn
Grass - Grass Shrubs - Shrub - Timber Understory - Timber Litter - Slash
Blowdown
Choose an answer
1 Fuel Types 2 3 Sides of Fire Triangle
3 Barriers - Natural 4 Spot Fire
Don't know?
Terms in this set (78)
, Heat - Oxygen - Fuel
3 Sides of Fire Triangle
Without one!... Fire goes out!
3 Methods of heat transfer Radiation - Conduction - Convection
The part of a fire's perimeter that is roughly parallel to
Head of Fire
the main direction of spread
Extension of main fire - the long narrow extensions of
Fingers of a fire
a fire projecting from the main body
Beyond the main fire - Fire ignited outside the
Spot Fire
perimeter of the main fire by a firebrand
Smoldering Fire burning without a flame and barely spreading
Creeping Fire Fire burning with a low flame and spreading slowly
Behavior of a fire spreading rapidly with a well
Running Fire
defined head
Fire can reasonably be expected to hold under the
Controlled
foreseeable conditions
South Facing Slope Will have more activity than a North facing slope.
Canyons Box Canyons & Narrow Canyons (Dangerous)
Fire can spread easily (in steep narrow canyon) to
fuels on the opposite site by radiation and spotting.
Narrow Canyons
Wind eddies and strong upslope air movement may
be expected at sharp bends
Barriers - Natural Rivers - Lakes - Rock - Slides-oceans-lava field
Roads - Highways - Reservoirs - Fireline constructed
Barriers - Man-made
by fire resources
Grass - Grass Shrubs - Shrub - Timber Understory -
Fuel Types
Timber Litter - Slash Blowdown
Fine Fuels Grass - Grass Shrubs - Easier to burn
Horizontal Continuity Uniform Fuels and Patchy Fuels
