Cal Fire Basic Wildland

Front 1

what do you do when working around inmates and a inmate tries to give you something to mail for him?

Back 1

tell your supervisor immediately

Front 2

fed agencies cal fire may work with

Back 2

BLM. BIA. USFS, Park Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service

Front 3

the position if the fuels?

Back 3

ground-all combustible materials lying beneath the surface
surface-all combustible material lying on or immediately above surface
-ladder fuels- combustible materials that aid the spread of the fire from the surface to the canopy
-aerial fuels-all green and dead material in the upper canopy

Front 4

winds do what at day and what at night

Back 4

day-upslope, upvalley, seabreeze (from sea to onshore
night-downslope, downvalley, land breeze (from land to water)

Front 5

things to bring into shelter with you

Back 5

water, radio,

Front 6

how big of an area shall you clear for your shelter when deploying?

Back 6

4x8

Front 7

a cotton undergarment while protect you from which kind of heat

Back 7

radiant

Front 8

can hypothermia be an issue for a burn patient?

Back 8

yes

Front 9

heat cramps, exhaustion and heat stoke

Back 9

-heat cramps are from losing to much salt during profuse sweating
-heat exhaustion- extreme physical exertion in a hot humid environment, blood circulation starts to diminish causes normal to cool skin temp, pale or ashen in color and sweaty
-heat stroke-hot and red dry skin, compensatory mechanisms fail and the core body temperture rises can cause brain damage and death

Front 10

what water should be used on burns

Back 10

closest, cleanest available water

Front 11

should you give the name of a burn victim over the radio when reporting burn?

Back 11

no

Front 12

5 common denominators for fatalities on fires

Back 12

on relatively small fires on isolated sections of large fires
-light flashy fuels such as grass herbs, and light brush
-unexpected shifts in wind direction or wind speed
-fire runs uphill
-air vortices

Front 13

where is general the safest place on a fire?

Back 13

clean black

Front 14

what does life hazard flagging look like

Back 14

red and white barber shop striped
or black and yellow striped

Front 15

what are some things not to do when taking a vehicle as a refuge

Back 15

dont lock doors, leave windows open, bring the hoseline inside the cab, or spray water

Front 16

when should you use the fire blankets?

Back 16

for emergency only

Front 17

tanker drop position

Back 17

head towards drop with 1 arm on top of helmet and the other holding onto handtool

Front 18

what should you do if a helicopter is about to male a bucket drop

Back 18

get out of the area

Front 19

can you use the chock on the front tires

Back 19

never

Front 20

how far away from a bulldozer shall we stay

Back 20

50 ft

Front 21

what level shall we fill a drip torch?
what mixture?

Back 21

75 %
-2 parts diesel 1 part gasoline

Front 22

a pulaski is primarily a

Back 22

cutting tool

Front 23

a mcleod is primarily a

Back 23

scraping tool

Front 24

are trees conductors of eletricity?

Back 24

yes

Front 25

how many gallons of water are used in a back pump

Back 25

5 gallons
-48 lbs when full
-cordura, rubber, steel, and fiberglass

Front 26

what should be your spacing for a hand crew?

Back 26

10 ft

Front 27

when doing stucture protection what shall you not do?

Back 27

spray your water

Front 28

when doing a mobile attack what is the universal signal for having the operator stop the engine?

Back 28

spray the window with water

Front 29

what does foam do?

Back 29

reduces surface tension of water and allows for more pentration

Front 30

mop up can include

Back 30

widening line, patrol, buring islands, water on the fire, fall snags, pile burning material inside fire,

Front 31

strategy vs tactics

Back 31

strategy is the thinking and tactics is the doing

Front 32

safety is the responsibility of?

Back 32

everyone

Front 33

sra

Back 33

state responsibility area
-areas which cal fire has primarily responsibility for protecting (private timber and grass and brush covered lands)
public lands covered by feds

Front 34

how many units in cal fire

Back 34

21
12 north
9 south

Front 35

what is a contract county?
how many?
what counties?

Back 35

individual counties providing protection to sra under contract with cal fire
-6 of them
-marin, santa barbara, venturs, kern, orange, los angeles

Front 36

indicators of an unstable atmosphere and stable atmosphere

Back 36

stable- clouds in layers, stratus type clouds, smole column drifts apart after limited rise, poor visibility due to smoke or haze, fog layers, steady winds, resists vertical rise

unstable- encourages upwardmotion
(cold air over warm air is an unstable conidition) clouds grow vertically and smoke rises to great heights, cumulus clouds, good visibility, gusty winds, dust devils and firewhirls