WILDLAND FIRE S190 EXAM QUESTIONS NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 230 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

1 | P a g e WILDLAND FIRE S190 EXAM QUESTIONS NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 230 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ A(n) _____________ is an advantageous location, usually a barrier to fire spread, from which to start constructing a fireline. It is used to minimize the chance of being flanked by the fire while the line is being constructed. - ANSWER- Anchor point What term describes the behavior of a fire spreading rapidly with a well-defined head? - ANSWER- Running The entire outer edge or boundary of a fire is defined as __________. - ANSWER- Fire perimeter What is a unit of measure popular in fire management, equal to 66 feet? - ANSWER- A chain A long, narrow extension of a fire projecting from the main body is a __________. - ANSWER- Finger 2 | P a g e What part of the fire is the most rapidly spreading portion of a fire's perimeter, usually to the leeward or upslope? - ANSWERHead What term describes a spinning vortex column of ascending hot air and gases rising from a fire and carrying aloft smoke, debris, and flame? - ANSWER- Fire whirl What term describes a fire burning without presence of flame or direct flame and barely spreading? - ANSWER- Smoldering What are the three methods of heat transfer? - ANSWERConvection, Conduction, and Radiation What are the three elements of the fire triangle? - ANSWEROxygen, Fuel, and Heat Which fuel type is the primary carrier of fire once ignition has occurred? - ANSWER- Surface fuels Houses, vehicles, and trash are examples of what fuel type? - ANSWER- Artificial 3 | P a g e What fuel type consists of dead leaves, needles, and twigs on the forest floor? - ANSWER- Timber litter The terms describing vertical fuel arrangement, from highest orientation to lowest, are: - ANSWER- Aerial fuels, ladder fuels, surface fuels, ground fuels What is the single most important factor in determining how well a fuel will ignite and burn? - ANSWER- Moisture content What fuel is the primary carrier of fire the Central Texas area? - ANSWER- Grass ______________ fuels are distributed continuously over an area and in contact with each other. - ANSWER- Uniform _____________ do not spread fire quickly, but they can pose problems for containing fires. - ANSWER- Ground Fuels True or False: "Brush" is one of the six fuel types. - ANSWERFalse The amount of fuel in a given area, generally expressed in tons per acre, is ______________. - ANSWER- Fuel Loading 4 | P a g e The majority of large fires occur when air temperature is _____________ and relative humidity is _____________. - ANSWER- high; low ___________ is the temperature of the air measured in the shade, 4 to 8 feet above the ground. - ANSWER- Dry Bulb Temperature __________ is the temperature to which air must be cooled to reach saturation. It is one of the most reliable methods for measuring atmospheric moisture. - ANSWER- Dew Point A northern aspect faces ______________ while a southern aspect faces __________ - ANSWER- north; south Wet bulb temperature is the same as dew point temperature. - ANSWER- False _______ is the lowest temperature to which air can be cooled by evaporating water. - ANSWER- Wet bulb temperature