Strategy and Tactics (week 5)

Question 1

What are the three incident priorities?

Answer 1

Life Safety

Property Conservation Environmental Protection

Question 2

What is the definition of strategy?

Answer 2

The basic plan that identifies major goals and prioritizes objectives

Question 3

What are the three strategic modes?

Answer 3

Offensive, Defensive, Combination

Question 4

What is the definition of tactics?

Answer 4

Applied actions for accomplishing the strategy

Question 5

What is the initial burn period?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

What is a subsequent burn period?

Answer 6

From 10am till 10am

Question 7

List three fire strategy situations?

Answer 7

Initial Attack, Extended Attack, Major Fire

Question 8

What is the definition of Initial attack?

Answer 8

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

Question 9

What is the definition of extended attack?

Answer 9

A Fire that is contained after the second burn period

Question 10

What is the definition of Size-up?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What is size-up?

Answer 11

An ongoing mental process

Question 12

Size-up is critical for?

Answer 12

Personnel Safety

Question 13

What is the definition for Fire History?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

What are the five components of size-up?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Current and expected fire behavior and rat of spread

Question 16

During a wildland fire what action is preferred?

Answer 16

Flanking Action

Question 17

What is the definition of Report on Conditions?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What are the four categories for Rate of Spread?

Answer 18

Slow, Moderate, Dangerous, Critical

Question 19

What are the three Attack Methods?

Answer 19

Direct Attack, Indirect Attack, Combination Attack

Question 20

What is the definition of Direct Attack?

Answer 20

A method of attack on or near the fire perimeter

Question 21

What is the definition of Indirect Attack?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Parallel (Flanking)

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Pincer

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Tandem

Question 25

What is Hot spotting?

Answer 25

Temporary line used to check the growth of a fire

Question 26

What is Envelopment?

Answer 26

Resources attacking the fire in different directions at the same time

Question 27

What is Flanking Action?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

What is scratchline?

Answer 28

A temporary line to stop a fire

Question 29

How wide is scrachline?

Answer 29

Wide enough to stop the fire spread

Question 30

How wide is handline?

Answer 30

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

Question 31

What is the normal width handline for Grass?

Answer 31

Three Feet

Question 32

What is the normal width handline for Medium Brush?

Answer 32

Six Feet

Question 33

What is the normal width handline for Heavy Brush?

Answer 33

Nine Feet

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Twelve Feet

Question 35

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

Answer 35

180 Square Feet

Question 36

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

Answer 36

2,700 Square Feet

Question 37

Number of crew X 180 square feet =?

Answer 37

Total square feet per hour

Question 38

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

Answer 38

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

Question 39

What is a safety zone?

Answer 39

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

Question 40

How large should your safety zone be?

Answer 40

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

Question 41

How far apart should safety zones be spaced?

Answer 41

Every ¼ mile or as needed

Question 42

What is cold trailing?

Answer 42

A final control line after the fire is extinguished

Question 43

At what wind speed is retardant ineffective?

Answer 43

20mph

Question 44

At what wind speed will air operations terminate?

Answer 44

30mph

Question 45

What is another name for the Super Huey?

Answer 45

UH-1H

Question 46

What is a type 1 dozer?

Answer 46

Heavy

Question 47

What is a type II dozer?

Answer 47

Medium

Question 48

What is a type III dozer?

Answer 48

Light

Question 49

What is the best place to put a dozer?

Answer 49

Ridge line, Mid-Slope

Question 50

How do you get the production rate for dozers?

Answer 50

Distance divided by Production Rate = Time/HRS

Question 51

What two Codes allow backfires?

Answer 51

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

Question 52

Who do you notify prior to firing on Initial Attack?

Answer 52

IC, Ops, or immediate Supervisor

Question 53

What is Firing Out / Burning Out?

Answer 53

Removal of vegetation by use of fire

Question 54

What is Backfiring?

Answer 54

Burning of fuels between the fire and a control line