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Strategy and Tactics (week 5) Flashcards

1
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What are the three incident priorities?

A

Life Safety

Property Conservation Environmental Protection

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2
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What is the definition of strategy?

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The basic plan that identifies major goals and prioritizes objectives

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3
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What are the three strategic modes?

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Offensive, Defensive, Combination

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4
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What is the definition of tactics?

A

Applied actions for accomplishing the strategy

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5
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What is the initial burn period?

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From the time the fire started until 10am the next day

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6
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What is a subsequent burn period?

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From 10am till 10am

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7
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List three fire strategy situations?

A

Initial Attack, Extended Attack, Major Fire

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8
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What is the definition of Initial attack?

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A fire contained within the first two hours using the initial dispatch

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9
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What is the definition of extended attack?

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A Fire that is contained after the second burn period

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10
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What is the definition of Size-up?

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A mental process of evaluation of an incident to determine a course of action

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11
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What is size-up?

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An ongoing mental process

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12
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Size-up is critical for?

A

Personnel Safety

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13
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What is the definition for Fire History?

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From the time a fire starts until the first unit arrives on scene

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14
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What are the five components of size-up?

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Facts, Probabilities, Own situation, Decisions, Plan of Operations

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15
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During your size-up process in a wildland fire you need to consider?

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Current and expected fire behavior and rat of spread

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16
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During a wildland fire what action is preferred?

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Flanking Action

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17
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What is the definition of Report on Conditions?

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A clear report on existing conditions, expected needs, and potential

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18
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What are the four categories for Rate of Spread?

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Slow, Moderate, Dangerous, Critical

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19
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What are the three Attack Methods?

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Direct Attack, Indirect Attack, Combination Attack

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20
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What is the definition of Direct Attack?

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A method of attack on or near the fire perimeter

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21
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What is the definition of Indirect Attack?

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A method of attack using natural or manmade bearers (Firing out)

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22
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What is an attack method that goes along the fires edge?

A

Parallel (Flanking)

23
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What is an attack method that pinches off the head of the fire?

A

Pincer

24
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What is an attack method with resources working together on the same flank?

A

Tandem

25
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What is Hot spotting?

A

Temporary line used to check the growth of a fire

26
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What is Envelopment?

A

Resources attacking the fire in different directions at the same time

27
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What is Flanking Action?

A

An action used to prevent fire from spreading on a given flank

28
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What is scratchline?

A

A temporary line to stop a fire

29
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How wide is scrachline?

A

Wide enough to stop the fire spread

30
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How wide is handline?

A

1 ½ times the height of the fuel, 18” min.

31
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What is the normal width handline for Grass?

A

Three Feet

32
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What is the normal width handline for Medium Brush?

A

Six Feet

33
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What is the normal width handline for Heavy Brush?

A

Nine Feet

34
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What is the normal width handline for Very Heavy Brush / Timber Slash?

A

Twelve Feet

35
Q

One crew member can cut an average of _____ square feet of line per hour?

A

180 Square Feet

36
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A 15 person crew can cut _____ square feet of line per hour?

A

2,700 Square Feet

37
Q

Number of crew X 180 square feet =?

A

Total square feet per hour

38
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If you divide the total square feet by the fuel type you get?

A

The production rate for that fuel type

***(person crew X 180sq’ = square feet per. HR divide by fuel type gives you production per hour)

39
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What is a safety zone?

A

An area of safety to gather without having to deploy a fire shelter

40
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How large should your safety zone be?

A

Four times the average fuel height (minimum 4’X8’ per person)

41
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How far apart should safety zones be spaced?

A

Every ¼ mile or as needed

42
Q

What is cold trailing?

A

A final control line after the fire is extinguished

43
Q

At what wind speed is retardant ineffective?

A

20mph

44
Q

At what wind speed will air operations terminate?

A

30mph

45
Q

What is another name for the Super Huey?

A

UH-1H

46
Q

What is a type 1 dozer?

A

Heavy

47
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What is a type II dozer?

A

Medium

48
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What is a type III dozer?

A

Light

49
Q

What is the best place to put a dozer?

A

Ridge line, Mid-Slope

50
Q

How do you get the production rate for dozers?

A

Distance divided by Production Rate = Time/HRS

51
Q

What two Codes allow backfires?

A

Public Resources Code (4426), Health and Safety Code (41801)

52
Q

Who do you notify prior to firing on Initial Attack?

A

IC, Ops, or immediate Supervisor

53
Q

What is Firing Out / Burning Out?

A

Removal of vegetation by use of fire

54
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What is Backfiring?

A

Burning of fuels between the fire and a control line

COA #53 (10 decks)

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