Firefighter Training S-130 (Suppression, Communication, and Mop-up)

Control line on a slope below a fire.

Underslung line.

Broken up and scattered in the green.

Fuel concentrations.

Placed just over the ridge.

Control line above a fire.

Trenched and bermed.

Control line below the fire.

Made no wider than necessary.

Control line in general.

Creates emergency control line, especially in light fuels.

Creating a scratch line.

Keeps burning debris from rolling across control line.

Cup trenching.

Preliminary control line to quickly check the fire's spread.

Scratch line.

To be avoided, if possible.

Downhill fireline.

Stir and mix hot embers with dirt.

Dry mop up.

Identify the THREE main classes of radios. - Very high frequency. (VHF) - Ultra low frequency. (ULF) - Medium low frequency. - Median frequency. - Ultra high frequency. (UHF) - Low-band.

- Very high frequency. (VHF) - Ultra high frequency. (UHF) - Low-band.

Portion of control line cleared completely to mineral soil.

Fireline.

Prevents fuel outside the control line from burning.

Fireproofing fuel.

Eliminates fuel between fire edge and control line.

Firing Operations.

Moderately intense fire moving at moderate ROS.

Flank attack method.

Dig out and disperse any burning materials.

Subsurface ground fuels.

Place these tools in the correct order from leader to clean-up.

1. Chainsaw 2. Brush hooks 3. Shovel

Identify THREE advantages of using Class A foam in your wet line. - Better wetting of fine fuels. - Contains more-intense fires. - Controls tall flame lengths in heavy fuels. - Extends your water supply. - Clearly shows the lines location. - Reduces manpower requirements.

- Better wetting of fine fuels. - Extends your water supply. - Clearly shows line location.

Are you down with the guidelines for downhill fireline construction and hose lays? All of these are TRUE guidelines except. - Don't attempt these procedures when a fire is present directly below the proposed starting point. - Don't construct a fireline in or adjacent to a chimney or chute that could burn out while your crew is in the vicinity. - Always use an undercut for downhill lines. - Always reference your IRPG for downhill line construction guidelines.

- Always use an undercut for downhill lines.

A fire is uphill from the control line and you want to prevent burning debris from rolling down the slops, across the control line, and igniting fuels on the other side of the line. The technique you'll want to use to control this threat is called the: - Progressive Line - Control Line - Cup Trench - Basket Ditch

- Cup Trench

Your control line is on level ground and has unburned fuel inside it. This fuel could ignite and become hot enough to radiate heat and ignite fuels on the other side of the line. Select TWO means for overcoming this threat to your control line. - Tossing charred debris into the green. - Fireproofing the unburned fuel with water or foam. - Clearing the unburned fuel inside the line. - Digging a cup trench around the unburned fuel. - Staying in the green until the fire burns through.

- Fireproofing the unburned fuel with water or foam. - Clearing the unburned fuel inside the line.

Proper radio use will result in prompt action. Identify THREE procedures to follow when transmitting and receiving a radio message. - Answer the radio with your full name. - Wait five seconds between pressing the transmit button and speaking. - Hold the radio 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) from your mouth when speaking. - State your station name and unit number three times during every call. - When calling, first transmit the station name or unit number of the other person. - Close the call with the proper identifier if you initiated the call.

- Hold the radio 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) from your mouth when speaking. - When calling, first transmit the station name or unit number of the other person. -Close the call with the proper identifier if you initiated the call.

Identify FOUR ways to keep your portable radio in good working order. - Keep portables in their protective case. - Protect the radio from excessive vibration. - Do not modify or attempt to repair your radio. - Do not use the antenna to pull your radio from it's case. - Dedicate each radio to a single user. - Limit access to ultra high-band frequencies. (UHF)

- Keep portables in their protective case. - Protect the radio from excessive vibration. - Do not modify or attempt to repair your radio. - Do not use the antenna to pull your radio from it's case.

You're involved in a mop-up operation in heavy fuels. Identify the most commonly used foam in wildland firefighting operations. - Medium Expansion Wet Foam - High Expansion Fluid Foam - Low Expansion Foam Solution - Low Expansion Dry Foam

- Low Expansion Foam Solution

You're involved in a mop-up operation in heavy fuels. Identify the most commonly use foam in wildland firefighting. - High expansion fluid foam. - Low expansion foam solution. - Low expansion dry foam. - Medium expansion wet foam.

- Low expansion foam solution.

Identify THREE things your patrol should do while searching for spot fires in your assigned area. - Alert your crew and move briskly. - Begin patrolling from the highest vantage point. - Patrol area at intervals determined by fuel type. - Patrol the area in a pattern that is parallel to the fire line. - Create a fireline between the spot fire and the green. - Select two reference points in your area.

- Patrol area at intervals determined by fuel type. - Patrol the area in a pattern that is parallel to the fireline. - Select two reference points in your area.

Slow-moving heavy equipment is vulnerable to being overrun by rapidly advancing fire. Identify THREE safety precautions to prevent this occurrence. - Pay close attention to a fire's behavior. - Approach heavy equipment from the rear to warn operator. - Watch out for debris or burning items dislodged downslope. - Work far in advance of equipment to provide reconnaissance. - Keep an open path to your escape route. - Be prepared to withdraw into your safety zones. - Have equipment develop staging areas.

- Pay close attention to a fire's behavior. - Keep an open path to your escape route. - Be prepared to withdraw into safety zones.

Identify FOUR guidelines to follow when performing systematic mop up. - Plan a beginning and an ending point. - Fell unburned trees on steep terrain. - Check for cool areas by holding a gloved hand over hot areas. - Implement a grid system when faced with complicated situations. - Start with the hottest area and progress to the coolest. - Work inward from the control line. - Stay in the green during wet mop up.

- Plan a beginning and an ending point. - Implement a grid system when faced with complicated situations. - Start with the hottest area and progress to the coolest. - Work inward from the control line.

Identify TWO true statements about tactics associated with cutting control line with mechanized equipment. - Requires effective communication between operators and ground personnel. - Involves using the lead piece of heavy equipment to cut down to mineral soil. - Normally takes place farther from a fire's edge than hand-built lines. - Requires no follow-up by hand crews. - Always involves relocating flammable material inside the control line.

- Requires effective communication between operators and ground personnel. - Normally takes place father from a fire's edge than hand-built lines.

If your portable radio is unreliable or malfunctioning, direct voice communication is your best bet. However, there are other means of communicating. Identify THREE alternative communication techniques in this situation. - GPS Beacon - Signal Flags - Flare Signals - Smoke Signals - Hand signals - Runners

- Signal Flags - Hand Signals - Runners

Identify FIVE communication methods firefighters can use with crew members. - Smoke Signals - Signal Mirrors - Hand Signals - Signal Flags - Runners - Whistles - GPS Beacons

- Signal Mirrors - Hand Signals - Signal Flags - Runners - Whistles

A retardant drop is on it's way and you've been caught in the open. You've made sure your helmet and goggles are on tight. Identify FOUR additional steps you need to take. - Spread your feet apart for stability. - Curl into the fetal position to minimize any retardant coating. - Radio the base to inform them of your situation. - Leave any extra equipment at your feet. - Lie face down with your head toward the approaching aircraft. - Hold your hand tools to the side of your body. - Hold your helmet or chin strap in place.

- Spread your feet apart for stability. - Lie face down with your head toward the approaching aircraft. - Hold your hand tools to the side of your body. - Hold your helmet or chin strap in place.

What is the safety guideline when you're working on a ground crew in the trees with heavy equipment nearby? - Stay back twice the height of surrounding trees. - Signal the operator to attract the operator's attention. - Get assigned to a different ground crew until heavy equipment is done with their tasks. - Radio the operator to inform him of your location.

- Stay back twice the height of surrounding trees.

Identify THREE true statements about control lines. - Anchor points are required only in medium or heavy fuels. - The control line should be at least 1 1/2 times the height of the fuels. - One factor in control line position is whether offensive or defensive strategy is used. - The control line should be uniform width all around a fire's perimeter. - The control line should be kept as short and straight as possible.

- The control line should be at least 1 1/2 times the height of the fuels. - One factor in control line position is whether offensive of defensive strategy is used. - The control line should be kept as short ans straight as possible.

Extinguished within a specific distance of the control line.

All smoldering material.

Effective control lines all have

An anchor point.

Finds hotspots along a partly dead fire edge.

Cold trailing.

Short flame lengths.

Direct attack method.

Smothering.

Direct attack method.

Trench on downhill side.

Hot material on a slope.

Attack parts of a fire threatening life or property.

Hotspotting.

Line construction far from the fire edge.

Indirect attack method.

Long flame lengths.

Indirect attack method.

Turn to lie with the slope.

Log on a slope.

Cut into burning and unburned sections.

Logs too big to move.

Encircling spot fires.

Parallel attack method.

Construct a fireline.

Remove fuel.

Spray with Class A foam.

Remove heat.

Spray with water.

Remove heat.

Smother with dirt.

Remove oxygen.

Airdrops present opportunities and challenges. After an airdrop, you can often take advantage of the agent's effects on the fire. Choose the set of words BEST completing the following sentence. - Impassible - Corrosive - Slick - Toxic

Slick

Peel off loose bark

Snag burning at base.

Fell into the black.

Snag burning at the top.

Dropped into the black.

Snags.

Bare back of hand close, but nut touching.

Testing for heat.

Temporary line made with water, foam, or retardants.

Wet line.

Spray, stir, and spray again as necessary.

Wet mop up.