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S-290 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 2
VERSIONS (VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Name the 5 weather factors that effect fire behavior. (WARPT) - ANSWER:
Windspeed and direction
Atmospheric stability
Relative Humidity
Precipitation
Temperature

Name the 5 topographic factors that affect fire behavior - ANSWER: Elevation
Position on slope
Aspect
Shape of the country
Steepness of slope

Name the 7 fuel factors that effect fire behavior - ANSWER: Fuel loading
Size and shape
Compactness
Horizontal continuity
Vertical continuity
Chemical content
Fuel moisture and Fuel temperature

Which of the three components of fire enviornment, changes most rapidly over time
and space? - ANSWER: Weather

Which of the three components of the fire enviornment is the least variable? -
ANSWER: Topography

Which fuel characteristics vary rapidly over time and space? - ANSWER: Fuel
moisture and Fuel temperature

The form of heat transfer that has the most influence on the rate of spread in a
ground fire is... - ANSWER: Conduction

These fires are difficult to extinguish and have smoldering or creeping fire behavior -
ANSWER: Ground Fires

What form of heat transfer has the most influence on rate of spread in a backing
fire? - ANSWER: Radiation

3 ways convection energy can spread a fire - ANSWER: 1. Cause spot fires

, 2. Preheat fuels through air and increased direct flame contact
3. Increase the amount of oxygen introduced on a fire

What form of heat transfer has the most influence on tree limbs - ANSWER:
Convection

List three forms of mass transport of firebrands on wildland fires - ANSWER: 1.
Convection
2. Wind
3. Gravity

Give 3 examples of fire brands affected by gravity - ANSWER: 1. pine cones
2. yuccas
3. logs

Three requirements for long range spotting - ANSWER: 1. Strong convective
influence to create fire brands
2. High winds to spread the fire brands
3. A receptive fuel bed

Define Flamelength - ANSWER: The distant measured from the tip of the flame to the
middle of the flaming zone at base of fire.

Where do fire behavior predictions describe the average flame length? - ANSWER:
Head of the fire/flamefront

Flame length is a visual indicator of - ANSWER: Fireline intensity/ BTU per foot per
second

6 Primary fuel factors that affect ignition of a wildland fire - ANSWER: 1. moisture
2. size and
3. shape
4. arrangement
5. compactness
6. temperature

BTU per foot per second, rate of energy release, indicated by flame length, and
represents the ead output at the flame front is.... - ANSWER: Fireline Inensity

A chain is - ANSWER: 66 feet

1 Mile equals how many chains - ANSWER: 80 chains

How many square chains in an acre - ANSWER: 10 sq. chains

Fireline intensity is affected by... - ANSWER: 1. Fuel loading
2. Compaction

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