TB 155 - Wildland Urban Interface

Question 1

What is the leaders intent for wild land firefighting? (2 intents)

Answer 1

Keep firefighters and public safe

Once safe, aggressively work towards keeping wildland fire away from structures and communities

Question 2

What dictates the strategies and tactics to be used in wildland firefighting?

Answer 2

Risk to firefighters
Fire behavior
Availability of resources

Question 3

What are the 2 basic structure environments in the wildland?

Answer 3

Interface and intermix

Question 4

What type of environment is it where structures abut the wildland?

Answer 4

Interface

Question 5

What type of environment is it where structures are scattered throughout the wildland area?

Answer 5

Intermix

Question 6

Which environment has a clear line of demarcation between structures and wildland, identifies as housing tracts, and has greater potential for house to house ignition?

Answer 6

Interface

Question 7

Which environment has no clear line of demarcation, each structure must be assessed independently, usually more complex to triage and defend, and required a higher ratio of engines to structures?

Answer 7

Intermix

Question 8

What is a preplanned area of sufficient size and suitable location to protect firefighters from hazards without using fire shelters?

Answer 8

Safety zone

Question 9

What is a preplanned area where firefighters can immediately take refuge for temporary shelter and short term relief without using a fire shelter?

Answer 9

Temporary refuge area (TRA)

Question 10

What is first priority in every fire management activity?

Answer 10

Firefighter and public safety

Question 11

Firefighters use what to make a fire behavior forecast that considers the fires potential at the time of contact with the structure?

Answer 11

Standard firefighting orders

Question 12

What are the 3 structure triage categories?

Answer 12

Non threatened
Threatened defensible
Threatened non defensible

Question 13

Which structure triage has a safety zone and TRA where construction features or defensible space make it unlikely that the structure will ignite during initial fire front contact?

Answer 13

Non threatened

Question 14

Which structure triage category has a safety zone and TRA where construction features, lack of defensible space, or other challenges require firefighters to implement defense tactics during fire front contact?

Answer 14

Threatened defensible

Question 15

Which structure triage category has no safety zone or TRA present and/or the structure has challenges that do not allow firefighters to safely commit to stay and protect the structure during fire front contact?

Answer 15

Threatened non defensible

Question 16

What PPEs are suitable for structure defense tactics?

Answer 16

Standard wildland PPE

Question 17

If during structure defense the structure becomes involved in fire, and a decision has been made to extinguish the fire, utilize what PPE?

Answer 17

Structure PPE and SCBA

Question 18

Do not base your decision to remain at a structure and/or safety of your personnel on the use of what?

Answer 18

SCBA

Question 19

When protecting the apparatus from the fire front, park the apparatus where in accordance to a structure?

Answer 19

Behind structure, placing the structure between apparatus and fire front

Question 20

You should keep at least how many gallons of water reserved in your tank?

Answer 20

100 gallons

Question 21

Can the structure you are preparing be used as a TRA?

Answer 21

Yes

Question 22

Who is responsible for establishing the structure defense strategy?

Answer 22

IC or operations

Question 23

Making an accurate fire behavior forecast in advance of the fires arrival is the wildland firefighters greatest what?

Answer 23

Challenge

Question 24

What implied movement or purposeful reaction to change and allows resources to work and move around in a hazardous environment without injury while remaining effective?

Answer 24

Tactical maneuver

Question 25

It is imperative that what planning be part of every tactical plan for unanticipated changes?

Answer 25

Contingency plan

Question 26

Is tactical maneuvering offensive or defensive?

Answer 26

Both

Question 27

What are the 7 tactical actions available to structure defense?

Answer 27

``` Check and go Prep and go Prep and defend Fire front following Bump and run Anchor and hold Tactical patrol ```

Question 28

What tactic is a rapid evaluation to check for occupants requiring removal of rescue, is a threatened non defensible, no safety zones or TRA present?

Answer 28

Check and go

Question 29

What tactic implies that some preparation of the structure may be safely completed prior to resources leaving, threatened non defensible, safety zone and TRA are not present, leaving with adequate time to avoid loss of escape route and well suited for engine strike teams and task forces?

Answer 29

Prep and go

Question 30

What tactic is used when a safety zone and TRA are present and adequate time exists to safely prep structure for defense prior to arrival of fire front, threatened defensible?

Answer 30

Prep and defend

Question 31

What tactic is a follow up tactic employed when check and go, prep and go or bump and run tactics are initially used, a tactic used to come behind the fire front, goal is to search for victims, effect perimeter control, extinguish spot fires, control hot spots and reduce embers?

Answer 31

Fire front following

Question 32

What tactic is where resources typically move ahead of the fire front in the spotting zone to extinguish spot fires and hot spots and defend as many structures as possible, perimeter control and structure protection prep are secondary considerations, useful when terrain and fuels are suitable for mobile attack?

Answer 32

Bump and run

Question 33

What tactic utilized control lines and large water streams from fixed water supplies in an attempt to stop fire spread, goal is to extinguish structure fires, protect exposures and reduce ember production, taking a stand to stop progression of fire, and most effective in urban neighborhoods where the fire is spreading from house to house?

Answer 33

Anchor and hold

Question 34

What tactic is where the key element is mobility and continuous monitoring of an assigned area, initiated after the main fire front has passed but threat to structure still remains, the goal is to patrol areas downwind of potential ember showers?

Answer 34

Tactical patrol

Question 35

What is the lexicon for contingency planning, and should be implemented prior to engaging in any structure protection action?

Answer 35

PACE

Question 36

What plan yields the most desirable results and is focused on firefighter safety and mission objectives which means manning hose lines to suppress fire around a structure?

Answer 36

Primary plan (offense)

Question 37

What plan is fallback plan that closely support primary plan, less desirable but still supports the primary plan which may require retreating into or behind the structure until fire intensity diminishes?

Answer 37

Alternate plan (offense)

Question 38

What plan is totally focused on firefighters safety and requires movement to a TRA or withdraw along the escape route and move into a safety zone?

Answer 38

Contingency plan (defense)

Question 39

What plan totally focused on individual firefighter survival when threatens by fire, firefighters should get into their fire shelter?

Answer 39

Emergency plan (defense)

Question 40

For the emergency plan, what should always be identified prior?

Answer 40

Deployment site

Question 41

What are the 5 levels of engagement in firefighting?

Answer 41

DRAW-D

Question 42

What level of engagement in firefighting protects structures, holds and improves line? (D)

Answer 42

Defend

Question 43

What level of engagement in firefighting brings more resourced to bear, add resources necessary to advance or defend? (R)

Answer 43

Reinforce

Question 44

What level of engagement in firefighting involved anchor and flank with direct or in direct attack? (A)

Answer 44

Advance

Question 45

What level of engagement in firefighting involves ceasing current activities until conditions modify, abandon an established position or constructed line in response to an increase in fire intensity, a decision to move away from a threat? (W)

Answer 45

Withdraw

Question 46

What level of engagement in firefighting involves waiting until the situation has modified sufficiently to allow a different level of engagement, waiting for conditions to me pre-identifies triggers necessary to advance or defend, a conscious decision to maximize long term effectiveness? (D)

Answer 46

Delay

Question 47

You should maintain a distance of how many feet from transmission lines?

Answer 47

35 feet

Question 48

Spot fires or low ground fires can be fought with hose lines if heavy smoke or flame is not within how many feet of power lines?

Answer 48

100 feet

Question 49

Should you apply a straight stream to power lines?

Answer 49

No

Question 50

How many engines should be used per structure?

Answer 50

1 engine

Question 51

1 additional engine should be used for every how many structures as “back up” and patrol?

Answer 51

4 structures

Question 52

For structures that are close together of how many feet, 1 engine may be adequate to protect 2 structures?

Answer 52

50 feet or less

Question 53

In the wildland interface, beware of grades greater than what percent?

Answer 53

15%

Question 54

Adequate clearance around a structure for structure protection is how many feet?

Answer 54

100 feet

Question 55

Use of the DRAW-D as levels of engagement incorporated what kind of attitude in every level of engagement and every level of engagement is equal in value to the overall effort as the other?

Answer 55

“Can do”

Question 56

What are the 5 steps to risk management process?

Answer 56

``` Situational awareness Hazard assessment Hazard control Decision point Evaluate ```