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WILDLAND FINAL TEST chapters 1-6Has caused longer fire seasons, mire intense fires, and unpredictable fire
behavior, thus placing fire fighters at greater risk. - -climate change
- is a document listing the performance requirements for a specific position
in a format that allows for performance evaluation to determine whether an
individual is qualified. - -A Position Task Book (PTB)
- Is part of the role and responsibility of a wildland fire fighter I - -
Understanding fireline safety
- ________ Outline potential fire dangers in a given area. They offer visual
reference of current and past fire trends, historical, worst and average
conditions, and thresholds for temperature, humidity, wind speed, and fuel
moisture associated with past problem fires - -Fire Danger Pocket Cards
- Most firefighters _____ participate in the morning briefing. In general,
attendance at briefings is typically left to strike team leaders/task force
leaders. - -Do not
- NFPA ____ is the standard of Wildland Fire Fighter personnel professional
qualifications. - -1051
- On April 5, 1933, executive order 6101 was signed by President Franklin
Delano Roosevelt to create the: - -Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- One component of the pocket card is ____. This component discusses the
energy release, component chart and how it is linked to the fire danger
operating plan for the area represented. (Fuel model) - -Fuel model
- One component of the pocket card is ____. This component discusses the
length of the typical fire season and the worst all-time values of the
components or index of the typical fire season of the area represented.
( seasonal trends) - -seasonal trends
- Part of your information gathering once you have arrived for your daily
assignment is to. - -gather information about weather resources.
- The ____ is a document published by the NWCG that encompasses critical
and useful information that is relevant to entry level firefighters all the way
up to the Division supervisor level of responsibility. - -Wildland Fire Incident
Management Field Guide
, - The ____ is a pocket size book that outlines standards and reference
information for wildland fire incident response. - -National Wildfire
Coordinating Group (
- The ____ is an area where undeveloped land, populated with vegetative
fuels, meets with man-made structures. - -wildland/urban interface
- The ____ was established by the Department of agriculture and the
Department of the interior in 1976 after a major fire season in California. - -
National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)
- The incident qualification card, or the ____ is a document that certifies that
an individual is qualified to perform tasks of a specific position on a wildland
fire. - -Red card
- Upon arrival for work, one of the most important components to successful
operations will be to. - -inspect your equipment to make sure it is fire ready
- You are expected to carry up to ____ pounds as part of your line gear and
work in extreme temperatures and high stress environment while traveling
on foot in varied terrain. - -45
- The ____ is a global organization, established in 1896, that is devoted to
elimination death, injury, property, and economic loss due to fire, electrical,
and related hazards - -National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)
- On Wildland events, divisions are usually labeled by: - -letters
- Some of the functions of an incident commander are: - -setting incident
objectives
- The ____ analyses, monitors, and manages all incident related cost and
establishes any necessary procurement contracts. - -finance/administration
section
- The ____ collects, evaluates, and disseminates information about the
incident - -planning section
- The ___ orders resources and develops the transportation, communication
and medical plans - -logistics sections
- The same kind and type of resource assembled is a - -strike team
- There are 5 major components of incident command. They are: - -
command, operations, planning, logistics, and finance/administration.
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