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WILDLAND HANDBOOK Flashcards

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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

What is the rated discharge capacity of the Type 3 engines?

A

1,000 GPM

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What is the auxiliary pump rated at on the Type 3 engines?

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150 GPM

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What size water tank does the Skeeter have?

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400 GPM

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What size water tank does the Patrol have?

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300 Gallons

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What are the Type 6 engines not intended to be used for?

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Starting or supporting hose lays

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What are the two primary functions of hose lines on the Type 3 engines?

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Fire attack and mop-up

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Each Type 3 engine will have 6 lengths of “pencil line” with a nozzle attached, what size is the hose and how does it get replaced?

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¾” hose; needs to be replaced at fire camp as the Department does not stock or repair this

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What is the minimum amount of 1 ½” hose that a Type 3 carries?

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1450 feet

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What are the 2 most common causes of hose damage to wildland hose?

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Thermal and Mechanical

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What are the 2 basic hose rolls used for wildland fire hose?

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Single Donut roll and Twin Self-locking Donut roll

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What is carried on the Type 3 engines that can be attached to the bumper and used to roll wildland hose in the field?

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Cascade Hose Roller

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What is the proper mixture for drip torch fuel?

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3 parts diesel to one part gasoline (3:1)

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The Floto-pump can operate in as little as _____ of water.

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6 inches

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How many Standing Firefighting Orders are there?

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10

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How many Situations that Shout Watch Out are there?

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18

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What does LCES stand for?

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Lookouts, Communications, Escape routes, Safety Zones

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The LCES system must be ____________ as conditions change.

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Continuously re-evaluated

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What are the 2 primary functions of Wildland PPE?

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1) protect the firefighter from the radiant heat 2) keeps the firefighter cool by allowing the body heat to escape

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Have a ______ available in the cab of the engine when enroute to an incident.

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Shelter

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What is the name of a pre-planned area of sufficient size and suitable location that is expected to protect fire personnel from known hazards without using fire shelters?

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Safety Zone

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When determining a suitable area for a safety zone, what should be the radius?

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4 times the maximum flame height plus an additional four feet of radius for each firefighter

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If the potential for the fire to burn completely around the safety zone, what should be done?

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Increase the diameter twice the value as indicated for a safety zone

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What is the key difference between a deployment zone and a safety zone?

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The fire shelters must be deployed to ensure firefighter survival in a deployment zone

24
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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

What is a TRA?

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Temporary Refuge Area - an identified area that firefighters can immediately take refuge for temporary shelter or short-term relief in the event that emergency egress to an established safety zone is compromised

25
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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

When visual contact is lost with the driver during a mobile attack, how can you get the drivers attention from the front and the side or rear?

A

Front - squirt the windshield; Side or rear- squirt the mirror

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What are often one of the leading causes of firefighter injuries or deaths annually?

A

Vehicle-related accidents

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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

What acronym may be used by the driver prior to moving the vehicle?

A

STOP - seat belts on?; tools and equipment stowed?; operator and crews have situational awareness?; personnel accounted for?

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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

If two vehicles traveling in opposite directions should meet on a single lane road on a hill, which vehicle has the right of way?

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The vehicle traveling in the uphill direction has the right of way

29
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What are the three primary components that influence wildland fire behavior?

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Weather, fuel, topography

30
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What is the most dangerous of the three sides of the triangle?

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Weather - because it is unpredictable and subject to change in a moments notice

31
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An RH of ___ or lower can trigger a red flag warning?

32
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Clouds growing vertically and smoke rises to great heights, cumulus clouds, good visibility, gusty winds, dust devils and fire whirls are all visual indicators of what?

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Unstable atmospheric conditions

33
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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

What is one of the most important influences on fire behavior, affecting both combustion and the speed of fire spread?

34
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A ______ is a special type of general wind, associated with mountain range systems.

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Foehn wind

35
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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

Wildland fuel groups can be divided into three broad groups, what are they?

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Ground, surface, and aerial fuels

36
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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

What are the 5 size classes (of fuel) based on timelag?

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1-hour, 0-¼ “; 10-hour, ¼”-1”; 100-hour, 1”-3”; 1,000 hour, 3”-8”; 10,000-hour, >8”

37
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A chain is equivalent to ___.

38
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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

What is the first set of strategic considerations that should be identified when arriving at a grass or vegetation fire?

A

The direction and speed that the fire is traveling

39
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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

What are the 3 basic attack methods or modes an engine company can choose to attack and suppress a wildland fire?

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Direct attack, indirect attack, parallel attack

40
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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

On hose packs, how are the water thiefs (T’s) configured on a Type I? Type 3, 6, and Patrols?

A

Type I - every-other hose roll; Type 3, 6, and Patrols - every hose roll

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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

When conducting a mobile attack, what are the four basic tactical choices?

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Flanking, Pincer, tandem, envelopment

42
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All firing operations must be approved by who? And must be performed by who?

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The IC; trained and qualified personnel (red cards)

43
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When operating in close proximity to a dozer, a person from the crew should be designated as what?

44
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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

In structure triage, structures can be prioritized into what three categories?

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Not threatened, Defensible, non-defensible

45
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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

What is designed to document property information found during the structure assessment process?

A

The Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Placard System (ICS 231)

46
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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

What is the acronym for a quick checklist that can be utilized in assessing the structure triage categories?

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S-FACTS: Survival, Fire behavior/Fire environment, Access, Clearance/Construction, Time constraints, Stay or go

47
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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

Keep at least _____ of water reserve in your tank.

A

100 gallons

48
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WILDLAND HANDBOOK

Never allow your company to be tied down. Limit your hose lines to ____, and do not hesitate to _________________ should your position become threatened.

A

200 feet; leave your hose behind

49
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What are the two statewide programs that the Sacramento Fire Department partner with when it comes to responding to request for assistance from the state?

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California Fire Service and Rescue Emergency Mutual Aid Plan; FIRESCOPE

50
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Which OES region is SFD a part of?

51
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What are the 3 types of strike team requests?

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Initial attack; Immediate need; Planned need

52
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What is an excellent resource for assisting with the (informal crew) briefing?

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The Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG)

53
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What is one of the most important units that gets established during the early phases of the incident?

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Communication Unit (COML)!!!!

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