Firefighting Chapter 21 Flashcards

Fuels located more than 6 feet (2 m) off the ground, usually part of or attached to trees.

A direct method of suppressing a wildland or ground cover fire involving two teams to establish anchor points and pinch the fire.

<p>A strategic and safe point from which to start construction of a fire control line.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A structure, part of a structure, or general geographic location where the point of origin of a fire or explosion is believed to be located.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A fire set along the inner edge of a fireline to consume fuel in the path of a wildfire.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A portable fire extinguisher usually consisting of a 5-gal (19-L) water tank worn on the user's back.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area that has already been burned.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A foam system that combines air under pressure with foam solution to create foam.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A long-handled rake constructed with hardened triangular shaped steel teeth for raking a fire line.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area between an improved property and wildland fire where combustible materials have been removed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A method of attack where firefighters focus on containing and extinguishing the fire at its burning edge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A list of situations used to assess if a wildland firefighting assignment is safe to conduct.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fuels that ignite and burn easily, such as dried twigs, leaves, and grass.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A narrow point of fire extension created by a shift in wind or change in topography.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A comprehensive term for all constructed or natural barriers used to control a fire.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An aluminized tent used for protection in fire entrapment situations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A technique that involves setting a fire along the inner edge of a fire control line.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A method of suppressing a fire by placing a suppression crew on one flank of the fire.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The edge between the head and heel of the fire that runs parallel to the direction of fire spread.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The extent to which fuels are tightly packed together.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The relative closeness of wildland fuels affecting fire spread.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The amount of moisture present in a fuel, affecting ignition and burning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The position of a fuel relative to its surroundings.</p> Signup and view all the answers