Unit 4 Quiz Flashcards
(10 cards)
What CBC Chapter applies to the WUI?
B - Chapter 7A
Chapter 7A specifically addresses fire safety in the Wildland Urban Interface.
What are the components of a vegetation management plan?
C - Reduction in Fuels, Fuel Spacing, and fuel flammability
These components are crucial for assessing fire risk and planning effective management strategies.
Areas identified in 4102 of the Public Resource Code are known as?
B - State Responsibility Area
These areas are designated for state-level fire protection responsibilities.
City, county, or district areas of responsibility in the WUI are known as?
A - Local Responsibility Area
These areas are managed by local authorities for fire prevention and safety.
What does WUI stand for?
C - Wildland Urban Interface
The WUI is the zone where urban development meets wildland areas.
Gaining compliance of residents in the wildland/urban interface setting suggests, at best, a ____ percent improvement in a structure’s chance of surviving a wildfire.
C - 40
Engaging residents effectively can significantly enhance fire resilience.
The first factor fire departments must usually deal with to gain cooperation and compliance from citizens is:
A - Attitude
Changing public perception and attitude towards fire safety is essential for compliance.
Destruction of which of the following by wildfires would most likely have the greatest immediate effect on communities?
C - Homes
The loss of homes directly impacts community stability and safety.
What three factors affect fire in the WUI?
A - Fuel, topography, weather
These factors are critical in understanding fire behavior in the WUI.
_____ is the component of the wildland/urban interface that involves isolated homes surrounded by undeveloped land.
A - Classic interface
The classic interface is characterized by homes in remote, wildland areas.
