Chapter 7- Supression Tactics In Florida Fuel Communities

Question 1

What is the key to choosing an effective initial attack strategy?

Answer 1

A good size up of the fire

Question 2

An anchor point is used to prevent what??

Answer 2

The fire from fish-hooking around your fire line

Question 3

How should fire lines be plowed? (Tactics)

Answer 3

Far enough from the fire to have enough time to escape and/or protect equipment if there is a problem.

Question 4

What should you do is the fire jumps the fire line behind you?

Answer 4

Immediately secure the spot before proceeding

Question 5

The standard method of fire line construction in Florida is with what?

Answer 5

Fire line plows

Question 6

What is the term used to describe the condition when you have control lines around the main fire and any spots?

Answer 6

Contained

Question 7

According to the suppression charts, which is the correct tactic to use in the grass with a volatile over story when the RH is 47% and the wind is 10mph?

Answer 7

Two lines with counter fire

Question 8

What are the 4 major fuel community groups in Florida?

Answer 8

Grasses

Palmetto gallberry

Swamps

Scrub

Question 9

What are the 6 nationally recognized fuel types?

Answer 9

Grass

Shrub

Grass-shrub

Timber litter

Timber understory

Slash-blowdown

Question 10

A long range spot is defined as what?

Answer 10

An ember that starts a fire far enough from the main fire to exhibit it’s own fire behavior

Question 11

What is the controlling factor of fuel moisture in heavy grass?

Answer 11

Precipitation

Question 12

Grass with a volatile overstory refers to what?

Answer 12

A fire where the burning over story contributes substantially to the fire spread

Question 13

Longleaf, slash and loblolly pine over story generally doesn’t contribute to the fire behavior until the buildup index approaches what?

Answer 13

80

Question 14

Wax myrtle, gallberry and sand pine generally don’t contribute to the fire behavior until the buildup index approaches what?

Answer 14

60

Question 15

What is the predominant blowy-leaf fuel in Florida?

Answer 15

Turkey oak

Question 16

In Florida, palmetto/gallberry fuel complexes generally falls into which fuel type?

Answer 16

Brush

Shrub

Question 17

When fighting fires, a good size up is essential, as is what?

Answer 17

Effective decision making

Question 18

Muck is defined as soil that contains what percent or more of dead, organic material?

Answer 18

90%

Question 19

What are the 3 stages of crown fires

Answer 19

Torching

Active

Independent

Question 20

What is a major concern with melaleuca fires?

Answer 20

Stand density

Spotting

Crowning

Question 21

Sapling class pines fall into the height range of what?

Answer 21

10-20 feet

Question 22

Effective counterfiring is what?

Answer 22

Time critical

Question 23

Counterfiring must be approved by whom?

Answer 23

The Incident Commander

Question 24

Spotting can occur with relative humidities above 60%, if what?

Answer 24

Wind speeds are above 9 mph

Question 25

What is the most common error made by initial attack firefighters?

Answer 25

The failure to complete the proper tactic before the head fire arrives