CPFM Fire Planning & Preparation 4

Question 1

Why are prescription parameters often written as ranges rather than single values?

Accepted Answer

To define the window of conditions that will meet objectives while staying controllable

Answer

Ranges bracket the conditions under which fire behavior is both effective and controllable.

Question 2

Which ignition pattern generally produces the lowest-intensity fire for a given set of conditions?

Accepted Answer

Backing fire

Answer

Backing fire moves against the wind or downslope and produces the lowest intensity and slowest spread.

Question 3

When should notifications to neighbors, local fire departments, and dispatch typically be made?

Accepted Answer

Before ignition, as specified in the burn plan's notification element

Answer

The burn plan lists required pre-burn notifications, completed before ignition and confirmed on the Go/No-Go checklist.

Question 4

A burn plan's holding plan should identify all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

The post-burn vegetation monitoring protocol

Answer

Vegetation monitoring belongs to the monitoring/evaluation element, not the holding plan.

Question 5

Mixing height is best described as:

Accepted Answer

The height above ground to which relatively vigorous vertical mixing of smoke occurs

Answer

Mixing height is the depth of the atmospheric layer where smoke disperses through vertical mixing.

CPFM - Certified Prescribed Fire Manager Practice Test