Test 2 Study Guide

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NFPA 1500 provides guidance for which program to benefit firefighters

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Employee Assistance programs

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In an incident management system groups deal with a specific

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Activity

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In an incident management system divisions deal with a specific

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Geographic area

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The difference between Strike Team and task force is

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Strike teams are of a similar kind and type while task forces are any combination of single resources

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The operations section establish

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Mate established groups divisions and branches

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The section responsible for documentation and demobilization

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The planning section

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Critical factors in the size of include

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Life Safety hazards

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To prevent fires most fire departments use

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Fire prevention code enforcement and public education programs

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Information on the training and performance qualifications for firefighters is located in which National Fire Protection Association standard

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NFPA 1001

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In The Incident Management System the functional area responsible for all incident activities is

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Command

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In The Incident Management System the functional area that directs the organization's tactics to meet the Strategic goal is

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Operations

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Critical incident stress management is defined as(CISD)

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A process for managing the short and long-term effects of critical incident stress reactions

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National Fire Protection Association 1001 is the

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Standard for firefighter professional qualifications

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In The Incident Management System the functional area responsible for providing facilities services and materials necessary to support an incident is

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Logistics

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In The Incident Management System the functional area responsible for the collection evaluation dissemination and use of information to the incident is

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Planning

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Where are medical requirements for firefighters specified

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NFPA 1582

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One of the primary functions of the truck ladder company is

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Performing forcible entry to fire building

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A function of the rescue company is

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Victim removal

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Which is one of the major staff functions components of the incident management system

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Planning

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National Fire Association NFPA 1001 addresses firefighter

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Minimum knowledge skills and abilities

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Division of labor assigns

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A task to an individual to make that person responsible for completing that task

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The standard that contains minimum required in procedures for a safety and health program are

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NFPA 1500

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Group when used as an incident management system term is best described as

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Working on the same task or objective

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Division when used as an incident management system term is best described as

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Responsible for operations Within an assign geographical area

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As it relates to the incident management system a division refers to

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Geographic location or designation

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Within the incident management system unity of command is best described as

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Each person having Only One Direct supervisor

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when multiple agencies or multiple jurisdictions have responsibilities for control of an incident.

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Unified command

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The Incident Management System defines span of control as

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The number of subordinates who report to one supervisor

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In the incident command system functional Crews assigned to perform a specific task such as ventilation or rescue are known as

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Groups

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Within the incident management system the positions of safety liaison and information are

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Command Staff positions

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What is the optimal number of individuals that one person should be supervising at an emergency incident

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3 to seven

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A branch level supervisor is known as a branch

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Director

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When do The Incident Management System who is responsible for implementing the Tactical assignments to meet the Strategic goal

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Operations chief

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In The Incident Management System the term modular organization is best described as

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The ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes more complex

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What type of fire service Personnel would normally be assigned the role of operations section chief

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A chief officer with an extensive experience in operations

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Branch used as an incident management system term is best described as

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Maintaining span of control over subordinate organization units

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If an incident Commander request three Emergency Medical Services strike teams what would be dispatched

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15 ambulances and three Strike team leaders

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What Incident Management System term can refer to companies or Crews that have been assigned on the basis of either geography or function

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Division

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The purpose of the command post is to

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Direct the incident operation

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By what title or rank are the heads of the four major functional components of the incident management system known

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Chief

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Which incident management system section is responsible for the management of all actions that are directly related to controlling the incident

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Operations

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What term usually refers to companies or Crews working on the same task or objective although not necessarily in the same location

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Group

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When encountering a down power line you should establish a danger zone

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One power pole Span in either direction

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Which of these procedures can cause serious injury or death when controlling electricity at an emergency incident

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Pulling the meter from the socket on the structure

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What is always the first step in making plans to bring an emergency situation under control

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Size up

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What is one source of facts about a structure

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A pre-incident plan

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What relates to the number of personnel a individual can have effectively supervise

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Span of control

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What is the principle called that says each firefighter answers to only one supervisor

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Unity of command

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When establishing a collapse on around a building the minimum distance from the building must extend

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One and a half times the height of the building

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What is the key part of the rehabilitation process

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Revitalization

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Serve to coordinate the flow of personnel into and out of the fire area with The Incident Commander

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Accountability officer

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The three crucial fireground operations that must go hand-in-hand to keep the operation as safe as possible are

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Fire attack search-and-rescue and ventilation

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Call safety hazards must be addressed before

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Extinguishment

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The minimum distance to park apparatus from a vehicle fire is

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100 ft

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Hydrogen Flames from a heated lead acid battery Burns

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Clear

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Over the last two decades an average of more than what u.s. firefighters die each year in the line of duty

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100

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Which type of vehicle contains the same hazards of conventional vehicles but has an additional hazard

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Hybrid

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Confined space operations are considered a function of the

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Rescue company

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According to statistics comply by the United States fire Administration approximately how many firefighter injuries are reported each year

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70,0000-100,000

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What is the lowest rank on the chain of command that shares the responsibility for safety

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The individual department members

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What is generally considered the upper limit of span of control

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7

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Where is the rehabilitation staging Center usually at a high-rise fire

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Two or three floors below the fire

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Property designated as a Target Hazard poses what list of firefighters

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Increased

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The proper sequence of information and command flow describes

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Chain of command

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The process of dividing large jobs into smaller jobs to make them more manageable is described as

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Division of labor

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Division of labor is necessary in the fire service in order to

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Make specific and clear-cut assignments

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What is an alerting system for a staffed fire station

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Radio with alert tone

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The term used for the facility where the emergency call is routed is called the

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Public Safety answering point

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Determining exactly which units to send to a call depends on the location of the incident and the

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Classification of the incident

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What is the terminology for the method used by telecommunicator to obtain the required information regarding a reported emergency

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Telephone interrogation

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There are five major steps in processing an emergency incident call after receipt of the car which occurs next

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Location validation

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The location where emergency 911 calls are routed is referred to as a

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Public Safety answering point

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What does the automatic number identification feature of an enhanced nine-one-one do

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Show the callers phone number

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What is the difference in a Department's standard operating procedures sop as opposed to Standard Operating guidelines SOG

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Sops are specific sogs are not

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What are guides to decision-making within the organization

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Policies

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If you become trapped by a floor collapse inside a burning structure where would be the best Safe Haven

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Avoid adjacent to an exterior wall

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What is true regarding smoke

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The denser the smoke the more fuel it contains

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A firefighter who is lost in a structure in front of a fire hose should remember

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The male coupling indicates the direction to the exit

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In the term lunar the L stand for

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Location

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In the term lunar the r stands for

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Resources needed

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Electrical tools without double insulated marking should have a 3 prong plug that requires

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The third prong connected to a ground while the tool is in use

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Firefighter should always remember how they gain entry into a building because

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The fire investigator may want to know

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The first link in the chain of custody of physical evidence of a fire is frequently the

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Firefighter who discovered the evidence

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What's a fire investigator has completed the work required and Gathering evidence and information from a fire scene a thorough

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Overhaul can be done

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The intensity of the fire at a particular location is

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Depth of char

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Regarding fire cause determination

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A firefighter is an important Link in the chain of fire cause determination

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What can produce an inverted V pattern

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A flammable liquid poured along the base of a wall to set an intentional fire

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Which u.s. Supreme Court case held that once in a building to extinguish a fire firefighters May without a warrant evidence of arson that is in Plainview

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Michigan vs Tyler

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What NFPA outlines uniform standards

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1975

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Three important factors in ground cover firefighting are

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Fuel weather topography

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What helps when protecting exposures in a Wildland Fire

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Homeowner maintenance of defensible space

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A direct attack on a Wildland fire is initiated

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On it leading burning edge

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In regards to Wildland firefighting a fire burns faster

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Uphill than it does downhill

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In a Wildland fire an effective way to protect exposures is

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Applying compressed air foam to the vegetation or structure

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In Wildland firefighting the term Anchor Point refers to

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A safe location from which to begin Line Construction on a Wildland Fire

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Vasopressin action taken by a firefighter around the perimeter of a Wildland fire is called

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Direct attack

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A fire caused by flying Embers that starts outside the perimeter of the main fire is called a

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Spotfire

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when attacking Wildland fires The Anchor Point

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at the edge of the fire

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Aspect is the

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Direction a slope faces

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In Wildland fires roots are

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Subsurface fuels

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What groups are types are Wildfire fuels generally classified

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Subsurface surface Ariel

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The Wildland fire term Spotfire is best described as

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Caused by flying Sparks or Embers landing outside the main fire

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The wildland term heel is best described as

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Opposite from the head

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The Wildland term head is best described as

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The hottest part of a fire that spreads rapidly

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What type of fuel is usually present in ground cover fires

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Fine

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How high do seals have to be in order to be considered aerial fuels

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More than six feet

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Surface fuels are involved in what type of fire

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Ground fire

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Why do compact fuels burn more slowly than less compact fuse

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Air cannot circulate as freely around the more compact fuels

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What is the term for fuels that are close to each other or touch each other

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Continuity

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How does the oxygen requirement of the fire triangle differ for Wildland fires as opposed to structure fires

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Unlike most Russia fires Wildland fires have unlimited oxygen available

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What are the two weather conditions that most influence Wildland fires

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Moisture and wind

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Relative humidity is the ratio of the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to

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The maximum amount the air can hold at a given temperature

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What relationship is there between the relative humidity and the dryness of the vegetative fuels in the area

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When the relative humidity is low the fuels dry out

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What happens to the relative humidity as the temperature warms up during the day

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it goes down

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What effect does a built barrier such as a highway have on a Wildland Fire

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It makes it easier to contain the fire

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In a Wildland fire long narrow extensions that projects out from the head of the fire are called a

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Finger

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The burn area of a Wildland fire is called the

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Black area

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The combination hoe and weight tool is called a

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Mcleod tool

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Which is a major consideration in Wildland fire development

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Relative humidity

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Most ground cover fires are extinguished by

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Backpack pumps in small holes lines

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What does the C in LCES stand for

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Communication

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Removing fuel with hand tools in the face of an advancing fire is known as

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Constructing a fire line

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How are Wildland fuels classified

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Fine or heavy

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What type of fuel is ground Duff

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Fine

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Controlling and extinguishing Wildland and ground cover fires with hand tools

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Removes the fuel