Instructions

Welcome to Wildland Jeopardy.

This is a basic wildland fire review Powerpoint game I developed as both part of an annual refresher and something for my students to play at the end of some of the classes I teach.

Here’s how I play it. (You can of course come up with your own rules.)

I divide the group into two teams. Each team on it’s own half of the room. Let each group come up with a team name too.

I flip a coin to decide which team goes first. I pick the first person in front row of the first team to choose a category and an amount. (Since we don’t have timers and buzzers like in the TV show we just go in order.) This is an individual effort at this point. The person who is up is the only one who can answer the question. No team coaching for the answer. The only time limit I impose is whatever seems reasonable.

If the contestant gives the correct answer the team is awarded the amount shown for that question. The next question is chosen by the next person up on the opposing team. And we go back and forth between teams one question per team. Be sure to advance to the next team member as well.

If the contestant gives an incorrect answer or is unable to provide an answer no harm no foul. Meaning I do not dock points as in the TV game. (Your discretion though.) The question then goes to the next contestant up on the opposing team. If they are unable to give the correct answer it goes to the next contestant on the original team. And so on and so forth.

The only question that does pose a negative penalty, loss of points, is in the Daily Double. Whoever hits the Daily Double can choose how much they want to wager so there should be a downside.

To see the answer for any question just click anywhere on the slide or press the Enter key.

To return back to the main menu click the purple left –arrow on each question.

© 2008 Loren Davis. All Rights Reserved. ldavis@sonic.net

Let’s Play

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The amount of moisture in the air divided by the amount of moisture the air could hold when saturated at the same air temperature, usually expressed as a percent, is called?

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10 points

Relative Humidity

An air layer whose temperature increases with altitude is known as an?

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20 points

InversionAir temperature usually decreases as altitude increases. When you have a layer of warmer air on top of cooler air an inversion is formed. This inhibits vertical movement of air and can lead to decreased movement of fresh air into a fire. But WATCH OUT… if the warm smoke column breaks through the inversion layer fire activity can increase very quickly.

As temperature increases Relative Humidity does what?

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30 points

Decreases

RH is the amount of water vapor in a volume of air as a percent of the amount of water that could be held.

Warm air can hold more water than cold air. So as temperature increases RH decreases.

Atmosphere that resists vertical air movement is:

Stable or unstable?

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40 points

Stable

By definition an air mass that resists vertical movement is stable.

Examples:Morning ground fog (Tule fog) is stable.Many clear summer days where you see tall scattered cumulus clouds or large tall smoke columns are unstable.

Air that gets cooler as you go up in elevation is unstable.

This is an example of what type of dry gusty wind?

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50 points

FOEHN WINDAlso known geographically as: Santa Ana Wind, East Wind, Chinook Wind.

The “Fire Triangle” consists of Heat, Oxygen and ______.

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10 points

Fuel

Combustible materials lying beneath the surface are known as _________ fuels.

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20 points

GROUND

Combustible materials lying on or immediately above the ground are known as ___________ fuels.

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30 points

SURFACE

Combustible materials that aid the spread of fire from the surface to the upper canopy are known as __________ fuels.

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40 points

LADDER

The quantity of fuel in an area, expressed as tons per acre, is known as __________.

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50 points

Fuel Load

The amount or degree of incline of a hillside is known as?

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SLOPE

The direction a slope is facing, such as its exposure in relation of the sun, is known as?

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ASPECT

The picture on the left is an example of a?(Hint – acts similar to a wood burning stove.)

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Chimney (or Box Canyon)

Wind blowing through this geographic feature can increase in speed as it passes through the constricted area and spread out on the downwind side with possible eddy action.

What is it?

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40 points

SADDLE

A __________ is any obstruction to the spread of fire, typically an area or strip lacking any flammable fuel.

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50 points

BARRIER

What is an IAP?

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10 points

Incident Action Plan

Safety Officer, Information Officer and Liaison Officer are all part of the:

__________ Staff.

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Command

A Strike Team works for the ___________ Section Chief.

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30 points

Operations

Operations Section Chief,Planning Section Chief,Logistics Section Chief and Finance/Administration Section Chief are all part of the: ________ Staff.

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40 points

General

The Time Unit Leader works for the:

_______________________ Section Chief.

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50 points

Finance/Administration

This is an example of a?

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10 points

Firewhirl

The three methods of heat transfer are?

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20 points

ConductionConvectionRadiation

The dead trees in this picture are examples of?

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30 points

Snags / Widowmakers

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The three major environmental factors that influence wildland fire behavior are?

WeatherFuelsTopography

40 points

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Name two of the 10 Standard Fire Orders and two of the 18 Situations That Shout Watch-Out.

Daily DoubleHow Much Are You Willing To Wager?

Answer 5-5

1. Keep informed on fire weather conditions and forecasts. 2. Know what your fire is doing at all times. 3. Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire. 4. Identify escape routes and safety zones and make them known. 5. Post lookouts when there is possible danger. 6. Be alert. Keep calm. Think clearly. Act decisively. 7. Maintain prompt communications with your forces, your

supervisor, and adjoining forces. 8. Give clear instructions and insure they are understood. 9. Maintain control of your forces at all times. 10. Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.

1. Fire not scouted and sized up. 2. In country not seen in daylight. 3. Safety zones and escape routes not identified. 4. Unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing fire behavior. 5. Uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards. 6. Instructions and assignments not clear. 7. No communication link with crewmembers/supervisors. 8. Constructing line without safe anchor point. 9. Building fireline downhill with fire below. 10. Attempting frontal assault on fire. 11. Unburned fuel between you and the fire. 12. Cannot see main fire, not in contact with anyone who can. 13. On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below. 14. Weather is getting hotter and drier. 15. Wind increases and/or changes direction. 16. Getting frequent spot fires across line. 17. Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult. 18. Taking a nap near the fire line.

10 Standard Fire Orders

18 Situations That Shout Watch-Out