DB 20-10 Brush Terminology

Question 1

Evacuation Order: _____ to life. This is a lawful order to leave now. The area is lawfully closed to public access.

Answer 1

Immediate threat

Question 2

Evacuation Warning: Potential ___ to life and/or property. Those whorequire additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.

Answer 2

threat

Question 3

Hard Closure: Closed to all traffic except ____.

Answer 3

Fire and Law Enforcement

Question 4

Soft Closure: Closed to all traffic except Fire, Law Enforcement and critical incident resources (i.e., ______).

Answer 4

Utility, Caltrans, D.O. T., etc, or those needed to repairor restore infrastructure

Question 5

_____ Closure: Soft closure with the additional allowance of residents and local government agencies assisting with response and recovery.

Answer 5

Residents Only

Question 6

P – Primary Plan [Offense]

The preferred plan that is intended to yield the ____ is focused on mission objectives and firefighter safety.

Answer 6

best results

Question 7

A – Alternate Plan [Offense]
A ____ that closely supports the Primary Plan. The results may be less desirable but still supports the Primary Plan (e.g., retreating into or behind the structure until fire intensity diminishes).

Answer 7

fall back plan

Question 8

C – Contingency Plan [Defense]
A plan totally focused on firefighter safety (e.g., moving to a ____, an area that provides short-term relief, or withdrawing along the escape route and moving into a Safety Zone).

Answer 8

temporary refuge area

Question 9

E – Emergency Plan [Defense]

A plan totally focused on _____ (e.g., when threatenedby fire, firefighters should get into their fire shelter).

Answer 9

individual firefighter survival

Question 10

Interface : A situation where structures ___ the wildland. There is a clear line of ____ between the structures and the wildland fuels along roads or back fences.

Answer 10

abut / demarcation

Question 11

Interface : Head fire contact with the structures is usually more hazardous and poses a ____ to firefighters than flanking fire or backing fires.

Answer 11

higher risk

Question 12

Intermix : A condition where structures are ____ throughout a wildland area. There is no clear line of ____; the wildland fuels are continuous outside of and within the developed area

Answer 12

scattered / demarcation

Question 13

A Safety Zone is an area where a firefighter can survive ____ a fire shelter.

Answer 13

without

Question 14

One of the most challenging aspects to firefighter safety when operating in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) is identifying a ____.

Answer 14

Safety Zone.

Question 15

NOT THREATENED: Safety Zone and TRA are present. Construction features or defensible space make it ____ that the structure will ignite during initial fire front contact.

Answer 15

unlikely

Question 16

THREATENED DEFENSIBLE: Safety Zone and TRA are present. Construction features, lack of defensible space, or other challenges requires firefighters to _____ tactics during fire front contact.

Answer 16

implement structure defense

Question 17

THREATENED NON-DEFENSIBLE: Either there is _____ and/or the structure has challenges that do not allow firefighters tosafely commit to stay and defend the structure during fire front contact

Answer 17

no Safety Zone or TRA present

Question 18

_____ is a rapid evaluation to check for occupants to remove or rescue at a structure and determine whether or not a structure is defendable.

Answer 18

Check and Go

Question 19

Check and Go
This tactic is most appropriate when ____ is present and fire spread, intensity, and the projected impact time of the fire front prohibit resources from taking preparation action to protect the structure.

Answer 19

no Safety Zone or TRA

Question 20

Prep and Go is used when no Safety Zone or TRA is present and when fire spread and intensity are too dangerous to stay in the area when the fire front arrives, and _____ to prepare a structure for defense ahead of the fire front.

Answer 20

adequate time exists

Question 21

Prep and Defend is a tactic used when a ____ is present and/or adequate time exists to safely prepare a structure for defense prior to the arrival of the fire front.

Answer 21

Safety Zone and TRA

Question 22

Bump and Run is a tactic where resources typically _____ in the spotting zone to extinguish spot fires and hot spots, and to defend as many structures as possible.

Answer 22

move ahead of the fire front

Question 23

Bump and Run may be effective in the ___ of an incident when the resource commitment is light and structure defense is the priority.

Answer 23

early stages

Question 24

TRA describes a location that provides temporary shelter and limited relief from an approaching fire ____ having to use a fire shelter.

Answer 24

without

Question 25

Unlike a Safety Zone that may be some distance away, the TRA should always ____ the area of operation so firefighters can quickly secure short-term relief from a sudden increase in fire intensity.

Answer 25

be near

Question 26

The purpose of the TRA is to have a _____ identified that firefighters can reach quickly and reassess their situation.

Answer 26

predetermined rally point

Question 27

The major difference between a TRA and a Safety Zone is that when in a TRA you must have _____ planned.

Answer 27

another tactical action