Firefighter 1C - Wildland Exam All Possible Questions and Answers with complete solution
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Firefighter 1C - Wildland
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Firefighter 1C - Wildland
Which product container is most likely to BLEVE?
a. refrigerated rail road car
b. open top hopper
c. 5 gallon liquid propane tank
d. non pressurized tank container - Answer c. 5 gallon liquid propane tank
During structural fire fighting operations you should always consider a secondary _______...
Firefighter 1C - Wildland Exam Which product container is most likely to BLEVE? a. refrigerated rail road car b. open top hopper c. 5 gallon liquid propane tank d. non pressurized tank containe r - Answer c. 5 gallon liquid propane tank During structural fire fighting operations you should always consider a secondary ____________ route. a. response b. hose lay c. frequency d. escape - Answer d. escape How many ICS bulldozer types or classifications are there? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 - Answer c. 3 Do not get off the engine until told to do so by? a. your supervisor b. any firefighter c. a civilian d. an inmate - Answer a. your supervisor Name advantages in using the indirect attack method of wildland fire fighting: a. firefighters subjected to less heat and smoke b. burning can get out of control, sacrifice acreage c. firefighters working in unburned fuel can be overrun d. acreage burned is increased - Answ er a. firefighters subjected to less heat and smoke You should always carry a McLeod on the downhill side at balance point with tines pointed down with the handle of the McLeod parallel to the earth's surface. a. True b. False - Answer b. False Note: you want to carry it the same but the tines pointed up as the cutting edge is always pointed down/away from your body. When your fireline is completed to a natural or constructed barrier, or another fire line, you have reached a: a. flank b. tie -in c. slop over d. island - Answer b. tie -in There are ________________________ basic attack methods used on wildland fires. a. one b. two c. three d. four - Answer c. three Note: direct attack, indirect attack, parallel attack The wildland safety uniform and equipment should be kept together and ready for immediate use. a. True b. False - Answer a. True Hand tools should be treated in the following manner during a fire shelter deployment: a. Taken inside the shelter b. Left outside the shelter c. Leaned against the shelter for easy access d. Sharpened - Answer b. Left outside the shelter Which of the following is NOT a hazard for air tankers? a. steep topography b. gentle rolling hills c. high winds d. dense smoke - Answer b. gentle rolling hills While working around a helispot, you should stay at least ____________ feet away from a helicopter at all times unless you have a specific job that requires otherwise. a. 50 b. 150 c. 75 d. 100 - Answer d. 100 Name disadvantages in using the indirect attack method of wildland fire fighting: a. easier work/no heat, smoke reduces length of fire edge b. burning operation can escape control, acreage burned increases c. permits using natural barriers d. can allow mor e time to construct line - Answer b. burning operation can escape control, acreage burned increases Name four good practices which increase the rate of handline construction: a. hot spotting, taking frequent naps, leap frogging, cold trailing b. keeping l ine straight, taking advantage of natural or man made barriers, cold training on inactive portion of fire, hot spotting. c. cold training, hot spotting, hydrating, leap frogging d. scratching, hot spotting, cold trailing, straight lines - Answer b. keeping line straight, taking advantage of natural or man made barriers, cold training on inactive portion of fire, hot spotting. What two documents have been developed to constantly remind us of wildland fire safety rules? a. LCES and the 4300 manual b. 10 Stan dard Firefighting Orders and the 18 Situations That Shout "Watch Out"
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