Swannanoa Fire Department "Wildfire" www.svfd.net

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S A F E T Y Z O N E
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N C D
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C R E L A T I V E H U M I D I T Y
           
H U A A O R
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O A K S N W C G I N E S
             
R T T N O C T
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P I D B T R A W S
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O B A M B I B U C K E T P U L A S K I H
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I C A U S F R T K E
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N C L N C F S E N T E L
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T A S K C S S N A G I A T T
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F H C S S U N C E E
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K I O P I O G K A R
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B E A R B L M B I M
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E E D L W I N D F
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T F A L L E R D U
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C L R S H E A D E
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H W I D O W P X R C L
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B T U A N C A F S I O M
           
Y T C P Y O
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R S C F O E H N T O I
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F O A M W R H U O T S
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M A I S K Y R E T A R D E N T
         
M N E C U
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E S C A P E R O U T E H R
     
E O E
   
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  1. haven for firefighters at risk from a wildfire
  2. Ratio of actual vapor pressure to the saturated vapor pressure. Dry bulb vs wet bulb.
  3. An Eastern hardwood good for fireplace burning
  4. Agency that organizes forest fire efforts and resources for all states
  5. An apparatus that automatically acquires, processes, and stores local weather data for later transmission to the GOES Satellite, from which the data is re-transmitted to an earth-receiving station for use in the National Fire Danger Rating System.
  6. Walt Disney deer with a pail, drops on a fire
  7. handtool with an axe and digging capability
  8. Initials of a main fire manager in our management system
  9. tarheel state tree people
  10. ______force, different types of resources, common communications and a leader
  11. Dead standing tree
  12. produces heat for a fire during the day
  13. Incident Command poistion that releasesto the media and others
  14. Animal associated with wildfire prevention
  15. Initial for the Department of the Interior "Supervisors of Ground"
  16. environmental movement which can make fire spread rapidly
  17. person that makes trees come down, although the 2nd letter could be an E or an A, this case is an A
  18. Yellow "super scooper" __ __-215
  19. Main or moving part of the fire
  20. _______maker, dangerous hanging limb in a tree that could hit you in the head
  21. English measure of heat
  22. Used to protect a home from a wildfire. Tightly packed air that we breathe mixed with what comes a rabid dog's mouth.
  23. Santa Anna winds in Southern California are a type of _____ wind
  24. reduces viscosity of water, lathery looking
  25. initials for measure of moisture in the air
  26. The location where you look for cloud formations and other weather conditions
  27. substance dropped from aircraft on a fire
  28. path to safety

Down

  1. Always start your fireline with this
  2. 66 feet in forest service terms
  3. method of suppression/control where the fireline is at or very near the main fire's edge
  4. unmaintained tools may get this
  5. Deploying-directing resources to accomplish an objective designated by a set strategy.
  6. Foehn wind in Northern California
  7. Like resources, common communications and a leader
  8. At least 30' around a structure to help protect from an oncoming wildfire
  9. Estimate of the potential difficulty of fire control as it relates to the flame length at the most rapidly spreading portion of a fire’s perimeter.
  10. FF's tent when all else has failed
  11. Technique used to consume fuel between your line and the main fire
  12. Ground wood & bark that can be difficult to mop-up
  13. Federal tree people
  14. The leading edge of a cold air mass that displaces warmer air. Erratic winds while passing over, low RH and winds from N or NW after.
  15. ______-________ Drought Index - 0=moist-no drought 800=severe drought
  16. The quantity of moisture in fuel expressed as a percentage of the weight when thoroughly dried at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. This 2 word answer will help predict how well leaves, sticks or logs will burn.
  17. 3:1 mix, 3 parts deisel - 1 part gas then put it in this
  18. Initials for first actions taken on a wildfire. An Engine, handcrew and helicopter may arrive at the same time and do _______ ______ on the fire
  19. Tactic involving self-sufficient crews that build line till the end of the ops period, remain at or near line while off duty, and begin again the next ops period where they left off.
  20. Assistant to a sawyer
  21. Foehn wind that moves East, originating from the Rocky Mountains. Also a name for a type of helicopter.
  22. flare stick


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