S-190 Intro to Wildland Fire Behavior Questions & 100% Correct Answers- Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed
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Wildland Fire
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Wildland Fire
The precise location where a competent ignition source came into contact with the
material first ignited and sustained combustion occurred.
-:- Point of Origin
The side of the fire having the fastest rate of spread
-:- Head of a fire
The part of a fire's perimeter that is roughly parallel t...
S-190 Intro to Wildland Fire Behavior
Questions & 100% Correct Answers- Latest
Test | Graded A+ | Passed
The precise location where a competent ignition source came into contact with the
material first ignited and sustained combustion occurred.
✓ -:- Point of Origin
The side of the fire having the fastest rate of spread
✓ -:- Head of a fire
The part of a fire's perimeter that is roughly parallel to the main direction of fire spread.
✓ -:- Flank of a fire
That portion of a fire edge opposite the head.
✓ -:- Rear of the fire
That portion of a fire spreading directly into the wind or down slope.
✓ -:- Rear of the fire
The slowest spreading portion of a fire edge. Also called the heel of a fire.
Spinning vortex column of ascending hot air and gases rising from a fire and carrying aloft
smoke, debris, and flame. These range in size from less than one foot to over 500 feet in
diameter. Have the intensity of a small tornado.
✓ -:- Firewhirl
That portion of the fire with slower rates of fire spread and lower intensity, normally
moving into the wind and/or down slope.
✓ -:- Backing fire
That zone of a moving fire where combustion is primarily flaming. Is shallower in light fuels
and deeper in heavy fuels
✓ -:- Flaming Front
An advantageous location, usually a barrier to fire spread, from which to start constructing
a fireline. this location is used to minimize the chance of being flanked by the fire while the
line is being constructed
✓ -:- Anchor point
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