*14-09 Brush Fire Ops (bk99 included)

Question 1

Brush ops:

Structure defense should start with a determination of the ___ strategy

Answer 1

Exit

Question 2

Brush Ops:

When the Department is in pre-deployment mode all companies shall maintain apparatus fuel levels at ____ full and above

Answer 2

3/4

Question 3

Brush Ops:

A Task Force is a group of resources with common communications and a leader that may be pre-established and sent to an incident, or formed at an incident. For brush operation purposes a Task Force is defined as what kind and how many resources?

Answer 3

3 engines commanded by a captain I or II

Question 4

Brush Ops:

One Dozer Team will be pre-deployed on BBI ___ days and Dozer Strike Team 1000 on ___ days

Answer 4

Extreme

Red flag alert days

Question 5

Brush Ops:

On a normal brush response, MFC will dispatch how many helicopters? What are their roles?

Answer 5

3

One is the coordinator, the others are water droppers

Question 6

Brush Ops:

What is the designated LAFD Air to Ground (A/G) frequency/Tac?

Which radio is this channel located on?

Answer 6

VFIRE 25

VHF (white) radio Zone 2 channel 8

Question 7

Brush Ops:

Which dept helicopters hold 375 gallons of water?

Answer 7

Fire 1

Fire 4

Question 8

Brush Ops:

Which dept helicopters hold 475 gallons of water?

Answer 8

Fire 2
Fire 3
Fire 5

Question 9

Brush Ops:

The LAFD water tenders carry how many gallons of water?

Answer 9

2,500

Question 10

Brush Ops:

How many strike teams total can the LAFD send out of the city jurisdiction?

Answer 10

6

Question 11

Brush Ops:

Immediate Need (IN) mutual aid requests are considered emergency responses. All resources shall be en route within ___ minutes and respond emergency to the fire station or Staging Area designated by MFC to form the Strike Team

Answer 11

3

Question 12

Brush ops:

Members assigned to companies selected for assignment outside of the City should anticipate being deployed up to ___ days

Answer 12

14

Question 13

Brush Ops:

Any member returning to the City (and remaining on duty) from a wildland incident who has not had an ____ hour rest period in the past 24 hours shall be given ____ hours of rest at their place of assignment before engaging in response activities.

Answer 13

8 and 8

Question 14

Brush ops:

What is the most important factor of topography when considering the brush fire environment?

Answer 14

Steepness of slope

Question 15

Brush ops:

Santa Ana winds are also known as?

Answer 15

Foehn winds

Question 16

Which direction does a Santa Ana (foehn) wind blow from?

Answer 16

North (as in out of the north, as in heading south, as in from LA to San Diego, as in…..)

Question 17

What part of the day does air flow up slopes and canyons?

What part of the day does air flow down slopes and canyons?

Answer 17

1. Daytime from approx 1000 to 1300

2. At night

Question 18

How big of an area should be cleared for deployment of a fire shelter?

Answer 18

4x8

Question 19

What are the three environmental factors when dealing with brush fires?

Which is the most variable? Which is most constant?

Answer 19

1. Topography (most constant)
2. Fuel
3. Weather (most variable)

Question 20

Santa Ana winds are a fairly stable air situation and predictable in effect on fire, but they are considered _______ due to their extreme dryness and the very high velocities of the wind.

Answer 20

Hazardous

Question 21

Brush: What is the Burn Index range for....?
Low
Moderate
High
Very High
Extreme

Answer 21

0 to 37
38 to 47
48 to 110
111 to 161
162 and above

Question 22

Brush:

Who gives the final approval for pre deployments based on the Burn Index and fire weather?

Answer 22

Deputy department commander

Question 23

Brush:

Per T.b. 96 wildland PPEs- At a minimum, the web belt portion of the field pack with the ____ and ____ must be worn.

Answer 23

Canteen and fire shelter

Question 24

The fire shelter should be inspected on a _____ basis. Replacement is needed when:

• the clear protective vinyl has turned _____ in color
• tears that exceed _____ inch(es)
• dents or punctures in foil over ____ inch(es) wide or with ____ inch(es) or more of the foil missing

Answer 24

• Monthly
• grey in color (due to abrasion)
• 1”
• 1” or 1/2”

Question 25

If you expect having to use a fire shelter, NEVER WET YOURSELF DOWN. Wet clothing conducts heat _____ times faster than dry clothing.

Answer 25

5

Question 26

Brush ops:

When forecasting fire behavior, take into consideration what 4 things?

Answer 26

weather
topography
fuels
aspect