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Question 1

What is a map?

Answer 1

A map is a portion of the earth’s surface drawn to scale showing natural and man made features.

Question 2

The following maps are commonly used in ACTF&R

Answer 2

Street Directory
Area maps
Hydrant maps
Block and Section maps
Bushfire IAP’s
Bush Fire Pre-Suppression Resource Atlas
ESA Capital Region Operational Atlases

Question 3

How maps help firefighters?

Answer 3

Select fastest, safest most reliable route

Route planning:
Traffic conditions
Road conditions
Traffic controls
Terrain, features enroute

Select equipment appropriate to terrain

Question 4

Magnetic variation

Answer 4

Correct for 2003 and moves East <0.010 per annum

Calculate the variation since it was taken:
2025 - 2003 = 22 years
22 x 0.01 = 0.22o East (movement since 2003)
Negligible variation

Determine the current variation:
13.4 + 0.22 = 13.620 E

Question 5

Converting grid to compass

Answer 5

Grid to Magnetic Subtract (Grand Ma’s Socks)

Question 6

Converting compass to grid

Answer 6

Magnetic to Grid Add (My Great Aunt)

Question 7

Useful apps

Answer 7

Google maps
Firemapper
Avenza Maps

Question 8

What are eastings ?

Answer 8

Vertival lines that run bottom to top or North to South

Question 9

What are Northings?

Answer 9

The horizontal lines on a map which run left to right or East to West