Identification should include the factors affecting wildland fires, such as
- weather—temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric stability, wind speed and direction, precipitation
- fuels—fuel loading, size and shape, compactness, horizontal and vertical continuity, chemical content
- topography—elevation, position on slope, aspect, shape of country, grade of slope.
Identification should also include a method for confining the spread of a wildland fire by surrounding it with hose lines, removing the fuel, and choosing from among
- point of attack—considered the anchor point
- direct attack—focusing on working the flack of the fire toward the head or progressive end
- parallel method—involving direct attack on the opposite flank
- indirect attack—focusing on removing fuel in front of the head
- interfacing firefighting and aerial operations.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What type of vehicle is used by the forestry service to assist in wildland firefighting?
- Where do aircraft get their fire-suppression agents?
- What does a topographical map illustrate?