Wildland Firefighting S-190 Already Passed

Conduction {Ans: Tranfer of heat by direct contact. Ex: hot exhaust touching brush}Fire crowning {Ans: When the fire spreads across the tree tops faster than the surface Fire.}Unstable atmosphere {Ans: Encourages upward motion pushing cold air over warm air. Increased fire activity. See cumulus clouds. Dust devils}West facing slope {Ans: Later heating and cooling within the day. Sunrise and sunset}7 indicators of wind {Ans: Surface winds above 10mph, shifting wins, lenticular clouds, high fast moving clouds, cold fronts, cumulonimbus clouds, sudden calm}The green {Ans: Unburned area close to the fire where live or dead fuels are. NOT SAFE}Blowup {Ans: Sudden increase in ROS. Can behave like fire storms.}Subsidence {Ans: Large scale sinking of air associated with high pressure.}Preheated canopy {Ans: Low intense surface fires can preheat the tree Canopy's}Narrow canyons {Ans: Spread to the other side by radiation and spotting.}Combustion {Ans: Self sustaining process of a fuel that produces heat and light.}Subsurface fuels {Ans: Roots}Landward sea breeze {Ans: Start in the Morning, strengthen in the afternoon, die down in the evening.}Reburns {Ans: Wind shift or a fire moves fast and doesn't burn everything.}Wide canyons {Ans: