Skills Sheets

Question 1

What is verbalized for a retardant drop?

Answer 1

States, “I would attempt to leave the target area if possible.”
Shouts, “Airdrop.”
Selects an area free of hazards

Question 2

What is verbalized when deploying a shelter?

Answer 2

1. “Away from rolling material, chimneys, draws, and steep terrain”
2. “Largest available clearing”
3. “Lightest fuel loading”
4. “Possible burned over area”
5. “Utilize existing clearing, down to minimum 4’ x 8’ if time permits”
6. “As large as time permits”
7. “Mineral soil”
8. “Digging toe holds on slopes of 75% or more”
9. “Fire out if conditions warrant”
10. “Place all flammable materials 30’ away from deployment area”

Question 3

Piss Pump

Answer 3

1. Primed and operable
2. Anchor point
3. 12” wide spray pattern

Question 4

Fusee

Answer 4

1. Back to wind
2. Grasps near base
3. Removes striker cap to expose striker
4. fully extended and looks away from
5. Moves flare/fusee away from body while rubbing striker forcefully across igniter
6. Surface (repeats steps 5 and 6 until flare/fusee ignites)
7. Points lit end toward ground while holding at arm’s length from body
8. Taps lit end onto bare ground

Question 5

Drip Torch

Answer 5

1. Shakes
2. Places torch in a clear area and loosens and removes lock ring
3. Loosens and removes fuel flow plug, inspects “O” ring, and places it hand tight on
   blind threaded retainer
4. Removes fuel spout, checks fuel level in the tank, and checks gasket on spout
5. Turns spout assembly over and sets it atop drip torch with wick pointed away from
   tank handle
6. Slips lock ring over spout, threaded side down, and tightens lock ring in place
7. Opens air vent 3⁄4 of the way
8. Pours small amount of fuel on ground and lights it with match or fusee
9. Lights drip torch wick by inverting torch above flaming fuel
   Extinguish and Disassemble
10. Blows out wick and allows it to cool
11. Removes lock ring and places it on clean surface
12. Refills tank to 3⁄4 full
13. Inserts spout assembly wick into tank
14. Replaces lock ring and hand tightens it
15. Removes fuel flow plug from retainer and places it to block fuel flow to spout
16. Closes air vent

Question 6

What is the plug that goes onto the spout assembly?

Answer 6

Fuel flow plug

Question 7

What does the fuel plug screw into?

Answer 7

A blind threaded retainer

Question 8

What part do you flip on the drip torch?

Answer 8

The spout assembly

Question 9

How is the spout assembly situated?

Answer 9

With the wick pointed away