Wildlland Refresher-Version May 2019 (2020) Flashcards
What do we call the training that BCs do for Wildland refresher?
What are we evaluating?
Battalion Level Training
A. Wildland company level training
B. Wildland progressive hose lay
C. Fire Shelter deployment
At what level is the “initial” training done? Wildland Refresher Annual
Company Level
What is the BC suppose to enter into TargetSolutions?
Annual Battalion Level Training
How long should it take to deploy a shelter?
15-20 seconds
When can firefighters get out of their shelters?
Noise reduction or wind
Light decreases
Supervisor says get out
Most common damage to fire shelters?
Abrasion
800 vs VHF communication reach in a shelter?
VHF reaches nearly 50’
800 cannot reach
Fire Potential Index (FPI) tries to gain not only day off potential, but what else?
7 day period
The drier and more unstable the lower atmosphere is, the _____________
higher the index.
Where can you find the Haines Index?
IRPG
Lower Atmosphere Stability Index is A.K.A.
Haines
Haines is used to indicate what?
the potential for wildfire growth by measuring the stability and dryness of the air over a fire.
Safety Zones should be what size?
Separation from fire?
Large enough to fit all resources
Separated by 4X the flame length.
(1) acre is considered to be how big?
One football field size or 208’
Safety Zone flame separation is based on what type of heat transfer?
Radiant
Common fire behavior characteristics that led to firefighter fatalities is also called?
Common denominators
What is the “critical burn period”
1400 to 1700 hours
As far as the common denominators, when should a tactical pause be done?
Around 1400 hours we should be evaluating the topography, weather and fuel.
Blow up and burn over conditions generally occur in
Less than (60) minutes and can be as little as (5) minutes.
What does the IRPG focus on?
The tactical part of a Wildland incident
How many color coded IRPG sections are there?
(5) colors
Green section of the IRPG?
Operational Guidelines
Gray section of the IRPG
Specific Hazards
Yellow-section of the IRPG
All hazard response
Blue Section of the IRPG
Aviation
White section of the IRPG
Other references
What does channel guard do?
It allows the user to only hear traffic on one specific tone.
***may block other pertinent traffic assigned to different tones.
How many channels can be built into the Bendix King GPH Commander?
20 channels
Bendix VHF GPH Commander portable radio:
How many groups are associated with this radio?
1-25 groups
“OST” stands for?
Operator Selectable Tone
Tone function on the Kenwood
Tone is selected for each individual channel, not per group.
VHF cloning
What determines whether a reprogramming is needed once we return from a strike team?
If more than one group was cloned. Example: group 14 & 15 were cloned to a large incident then it will need reprogramming.
What four channels need to be scanned in the VHF?
Command
Tach
A/G
Air guard
Who approved the use of 800 portable radios and when can they be used?
San Diego County Chiefs
—non-tactical situations only
Travel channel is only used until?
In-county?
Out-of-county?
Used only until we meet at the rendezvous point.
11A, 800, In-County
CERSD, Out-Of-County, VHF
What channel should we switch to after we meet up with our strike team?
From what channel to what group?
From 11A to Zone 12
What is FMARD Repeat 12A used for?
Contact any Emergency Command Center state wide.
To check for low batteries press “PTT” for how long?
3 seconds
Use either helicopter for?
- aerial size up, fire potential, tactical priorities, fire mapping and trigger points for requesting additional resources.
- you’re HELCO, conduct a recon, identify life safety issues, and trigger points.
- copter 2 is assigned to you.
Can our helicopters hover-fill?
No, they cannot. We must provide a ground fill crew.
Any diversion or canceling of an USFS or Cal Fire aircraft needs to involve who?
Monte Vista ECC
Helicopters are most effective when?
Initial attack
Terminology needed for aircraft depicting the fire?
Head Heal Right Flank Left Flank Spot Fire
Tactical Plan for helicopters?
Anchor & Flank
Hot Spot
Buy Time/“check” the fire spread
Secure the edge
How many air tankers are at Ramona?
Two
“Tanker 03” and “Tanker 81”
How far out will Air Attack 330 contact IC?
12 miles out
If communications are not established, responding aircraft will hold at ______________away from the incident until they are established.
7 nautical miles away
What’s the objectives we would give Division “Mike” or division in a track home area at the head of the fire?
You’re division Mike….Perimeter control & Structure Defense
We are expected to support ourselves for how long?
24 hours
Spacing while cutting line?
“Keep your dime” 10 feet
What is the preferred method of line construction?
Direct Attack (Offensive)- Constructing handline on the immediate edge of the fire
Is the in-direct attack (defensive or offensive)
Offensive
Handline construction:
What is a parallel attack?
Constructing handline with a small buffer from the fire’s edge due to excessive heat.
What is a Black Line Policy?
One foot in the burn and one foot in the green
Handline construction is generally only effective with flame lengths of _____ or less.
4 feet
Dozers, tractor-plows, engines and retardant drops can be effective in what flame length?
4-8 feet
Safety Zones:
Use bodies of water more than ____ feet?
2
Driving Limitations:
No driver will drive longer than _____?
10 hours
Drivers shall drive only if they have had at least ___ hours off duty before beginning a shift.
8 hours
Documentation of mitigation measures used to reduce fatigue is required for drivers who exceed ____ hour work shifts. This is required of whether the driver was still compliant with the ______hour individual (behind the wheel) driving limitation.
16-hour work shifts.
10-hour individual
What flagging color denotes hazards?
Yellow-black stripped ribbon with hazard marked on it
What flagging color denotes “escape route?”
Hot pink flagging tape and marked in black
Structure Triage Guidelines: An attempt to save a structure may be unsuccessful or too dangerous if:
Fire behavior is extreme: spot fires are numerous and outpacing control (includes strong winds and slopes ______
At, or more than 30%
Structure Triage Guidelines:
Roof is more than what involved?
25%
Legal responsibility lies with what agency?
Law Enforcement
When an individual feels an assignment is unsafe, they also have the obligation to identify, to the degree possible, safe alternatives for completing that assignment. Turning down an assignment is __________________________?
- one possible outcome of managing risk.
Someone refuses an assignment due to safety concern?
Supervisor will notify the _______________________?
Safety Officer, Section Chief, or IC
Start mop-up as soon as ____________ and _______________ are completed.
Line construction and burnout operations
What is a “turndown?”
SAFETY:
situation where an individual has determined they cannot undertake an assignment as given and they are unable to negotiate an alternative solution.
The most appropriate means to document the turn down is using ________________________________________________________________________?
(Standard Firefighting Orders, 18 Watch Out Situations, etc.), outlined in the Risk Management Process
Supervisor should notify who first if there is a “turndown?”
Safety Officer
If an unresolved safety hazard exists or an unsafe act was committed, the individual should also document the turn down by submitting a _______________________________________?
SAFENET (ground hazard)
SAFECOM (aviation hazard)
The strategy describes _______________________________________________?
the general overall approach to controlling the incident and in turn drives the tactical plan.
The tactical plan_____________________________________________________?
provides the tactical assignments required to achieve the strategic objectives.
We do not cross what when it comes to wild fires?
The fire’s head, unless it can be done safely
Clock direction for aircrafts?
straight in front of the aircraft is 12 o’clock, out the right door is 3 o’clock, the tail is 6 o’clock, and the left door is 9 o’clock
