WILDLAND HANDBOOK

Question 1

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

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

Answer 1

1,000 GPM

Question 2

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

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

Answer 2

150 GPM

Question 3

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

What size water tank does the Skeeter have?

Answer 3

400 GPM

Question 4

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

What size water tank does the Patrol have?

Answer 4

300 Gallons

Question 5

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

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

Answer 5

Starting or supporting hose lays

Question 6

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

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

Answer 6

Fire attack and mop-up

Question 7

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

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?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

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

Answer 8

1450 feet

Question 9

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

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

Answer 9

Thermal and Mechanical

Question 10

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

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

Answer 10

Single Donut roll and Twin Self-locking Donut roll

Question 11

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

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

Answer 11

Cascade Hose Roller

Question 12

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

What is the proper mixture for drip torch fuel?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

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

Answer 13

6 inches

Question 14

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

How many Standing Firefighting Orders are there?

Answer 14

10

Question 15

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

How many Situations that Shout Watch Out are there?

Answer 15

18

Question 16

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

What does LCES stand for?

Answer 16

Lookouts, Communications, Escape routes, Safety Zones

Question 17

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

The LCES system must be ____________ as conditions change.

Answer 17

Continuously re-evaluated

Question 18

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

What are the 2 primary functions of Wildland PPE?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

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

Answer 19

Shelter

Question 20

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

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?

Answer 20

Safety Zone

Question 21

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

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

Answer 21

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

Question 22

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

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

Answer 22

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

Question 23

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

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

Answer 23

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

Question 24

WILDLAND HANDBOOK

What is a TRA?

Answer 24

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

Question 25

# 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?

Answer 25

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

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Vehicle-related accidents

Question 27

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

Answer 27

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

Question 28

# 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?

Answer 28

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

Question 29

# WILDLAND HANDBOOK What are the three primary components that influence wildland fire behavior?

Answer 29

Weather, fuel, topography

Question 30

# WILDLAND HANDBOOK What is the most dangerous of the three sides of the triangle?

Answer 30

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

Question 31

# WILDLAND HANDBOOK An RH of ___ or lower can trigger a red flag warning?

Answer 31

20%

Question 32

# WILDLAND HANDBOOK 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?

Answer 32

Unstable atmospheric conditions

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Wind

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Foehn wind

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Ground, surface, and aerial fuels

Question 36

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

Answer 36

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

Question 37

# WILDLAND HANDBOOK A chain is equivalent to ___.

Answer 37

66 feet

Question 38

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

Answer 38

The direction and speed that the fire is traveling

Question 39

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

Answer 39

Direct attack, indirect attack, parallel attack

Question 40

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

Answer 40

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

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Flanking, Pincer, tandem, envelopment

Question 42

# WILDLAND HANDBOOK All firing operations must be approved by who? And must be performed by who?

Answer 42

The IC; trained and qualified personnel (red cards)

Question 43

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

Answer 43

A lookout

Question 44

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

Answer 44

Not threatened, Defensible, non-defensible

Question 45

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

Answer 45

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

Question 46

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

Answer 46

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

Question 47

# WILDLAND HANDBOOK Keep at least _____ of water reserve in your tank.

Answer 47

100 gallons

Question 48

# 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.

Answer 48

200 feet; leave your hose behind

Question 49

# WILDLAND HANDBOOK 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?

Answer 49

California Fire Service and Rescue Emergency Mutual Aid Plan; FIRESCOPE

Question 50

# WILDLAND HANDBOOK Which OES region is SFD a part of?

Answer 50

Region 4

Question 51

# WILDLAND HANDBOOK What are the 3 types of strike team requests?

Answer 51

Initial attack; Immediate need; Planned need

Question 52

# WILDLAND HANDBOOK What is an excellent resource for assisting with the (informal crew) briefing?

Answer 52

The Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG)

Question 53

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

Answer 53

Communication Unit (COML)!!!!