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WILDLAND FIRE S190 EXAM QUESTIONS NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 230 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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WILDLAND FIRE S190 EXAM QUESTIONS NEWEST
2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 230 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A(n) _____________ is an advantageous location, usually a
barrier to fire spread, from which to start constructing a fireline.
It is used to minimize the chance of being flanked by the fire
while the line is being constructed. - ANSWER- Anchor point
What term describes the behavior of a fire spreading rapidly
with a well-defined head? - ANSWER- Running
The entire outer edge or boundary of a fire is defined as
__________. - ANSWER- Fire perimeter
What is a unit of measure popular in fire management, equal to
66 feet? - ANSWER- A chain
A long, narrow extension of a fire projecting from the main
body is a __________. - ANSWER- Finger
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What part of the fire is the most rapidly spreading portion of a
fire's perimeter, usually to the leeward or upslope? - ANSWERHead
What term describes a spinning vortex column of ascending hot
air and gases rising from a fire and carrying aloft smoke, debris,
and flame? - ANSWER- Fire whirl
What term describes a fire burning without presence of flame or
direct flame and barely spreading? - ANSWER- Smoldering
What are the three methods of heat transfer? - ANSWERConvection, Conduction, and Radiation
What are the three elements of the fire triangle? - ANSWEROxygen, Fuel, and Heat
Which fuel type is the primary carrier of fire once ignition has
occurred? - ANSWER- Surface fuels
Houses, vehicles, and trash are examples of what fuel type? -
ANSWER- Artificial
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What fuel type consists of dead leaves, needles, and twigs on the
forest floor? - ANSWER- Timber litter
The terms describing vertical fuel arrangement, from highest
orientation to lowest, are: - ANSWER- Aerial fuels, ladder fuels,
surface fuels, ground fuels
What is the single most important factor in determining how
well a fuel will ignite and burn? - ANSWER- Moisture content
What fuel is the primary carrier of fire the Central Texas area? -
ANSWER- Grass
______________ fuels are distributed continuously over an area
and in contact with each other. - ANSWER- Uniform
_____________ do not spread fire quickly, but they can pose
problems for containing fires. - ANSWER- Ground Fuels
True or False: "Brush" is one of the six fuel types. - ANSWERFalse
The amount of fuel in a given area, generally expressed in tons
per acre, is ______________. - ANSWER- Fuel Loading
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The majority of large fires occur when air temperature is
_____________ and relative humidity is _____________. -
ANSWER- high; low
___________ is the temperature of the air measured in the
shade, 4 to 8 feet above the ground. - ANSWER- Dry Bulb
Temperature
__________ is the temperature to which air must be cooled to
reach saturation. It is one of the most reliable methods for
measuring atmospheric moisture. - ANSWER- Dew Point
A northern aspect faces ______________ while a southern
aspect faces __________ - ANSWER- north; south
Wet bulb temperature is the same as dew point temperature. -
ANSWER- False
_______ is the lowest temperature to which air can be cooled by
evaporating water. - ANSWER- Wet bulb temperatureÂ
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