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Test 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Provincial Priorities

A
  1. Human Life
  2. Communities
  3. Watersheds/Soils
  4. Natural Resources
  5. Infrastructure
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2
Q

Fire Triangle

A

Fuel
Heat
Oxygen

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3
Q

Fire Behaviour Triangle

A

Weather
Fuel
Topography

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4
Q

Fire Movement Patterns

A

Smoulder

Standing

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5
Q

Response Zones for Wildfire

A

Reserves
Crown Land
Provincial Parks

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6
Q

Methods of Heat Transfer

A

Convection
Conduction
Radiation

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7
Q

Parts of a Fire

A 
Head(Front)
Bays / Fingers
Flanks (parallel time main direction of spread)
Back (base, rear)
Islands (unburned fuel)
Spot Fires (patches outside main fire)
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8
Q

Six Fuel Factors

A 
Moisture content - single most important
Fuel Condition - living vs dead
Size Class - fine, medium, heavy
Quantity - fuel load
Arrangement - Horizontal and vertical distribution 
Continuity
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9
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Forest Fuel Layers

A

Crown (Aerial)
Surface
Ground

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10
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Types of Crown Fires

A

Intermittent
Continuous
Independent

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11
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Main Types of Forest Fires

A

Ground
Surface
Crown

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12
Q

4 Weather Elements Effecting Fire

A

Wind
Percipitation
Relative Humidity
Temperature

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13
Q

Topography Aspects

A

Slope - burn uphill faster
Aspect - influences amount of solar radiation (hills, south facing)
Elevation - wind speed, temp, humidity
Shape of Country - wind speed

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14
Q

FWI Chart

A

Conditions at 1700 measured at 1300

FFM
DMC
DC

ISI
BUI
FWI

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15
Q

ISI

A

Initial Spread Index

- numerical rating combining effects of wind and FFMC

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16
Q

BUI Components

A

2/3 DMC, 1/3 DC

17
Q

Fire line vs Firenet

A

Fire line: 5 km, crew transmissions

Fire net: provincial system with satellites and repeaters. Air resources, dispatch, use call signs, recorded

18
Q

How to boost radio signal

A

Higher ground, throw up antenna, away from obstructions

19
Q

Containment Goal Time

A

By 10:00 the next morning, less than 2 hectares

20
Q

Reduce Unecessary Radio Traffic

A

Necessary message?
Are you in the best location?
Short, to the point

21
Q

Wildfire Crew Member Roles

A

Presupression

Suppression

22
Q

Fuel Types

A

Grass
Logging Slash
Deciduous
Coniferous

23
Q

Fire Behaviour Terms/Movement

A 
Smouldering
Creeping
Running
Torching/Candling
Spotting
Crowning
24
Q

HFI

A

Head Fire Intensity

- Flame length used for SOP

25
Q

FWI

A

Combines ISI and BUI

26
Q

Stages of Fire Supression

A 
Initial Containment
Fire line Patrol and Observation
Fire line holding
Mop-up
Fire demobilization
27
Q

Methods of Attack

A 
Direct Attack (air, water, foam, smothering, hot spotting)
Indirect Attack (control line, parallel attack)

Wildfire Camp (2 decks)

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