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OFD 1-06
Wildland S-190 PROBATION
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03/29/2007

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What are the 3 primary determiners of fire behavior?
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Fuel, Weather, Topography
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Name at least three ways of describing fuel.
Definition
Fuel type, Moisture content, Size and shape of the fuel, Fuel loading of the area, Horizontal continuity of the fuel, Vertical arrangement of the fuel
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Weather can be described using what terms?
Definition
Temperature
Wind
Relative Humidity
Precipitation
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Topography can be described using what terms?
Definition
Aspect, slope, position of fire, shape, elevation
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What three things are used to describe the Wildland Fire Triangle?
Definition
Heat
Oxygen
Fuel
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Heat is transfered by what three methods?
Definition
Convection
Radiation
Conduction
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