CPFM Monitoring & Post-Fire Evaluation 2

Question 1

In the Interagency Prescribed Fire Planning and Implementation Procedures Guide (PMS 484), which burn plan element specifically addresses monitoring?

Accepted Answer

Element 20 - Monitoring

Answer

PMS 484 lists Monitoring as Element 20, just before Element 21, Post-Burn Activities.

Question 2

A burn boss records temperature, RH, and wind on the line every hour during ignition. What kind of monitoring is this?

Accepted Answer

Implementation (prescription compliance) monitoring

Answer

On-site weather observations show whether the burn stayed within the prescription parameters, which is implementation monitoring.

Question 3

Ten years after a series of burns, a manager checks whether shrub cover dropped to the target in the land management plan. What type of monitoring is this?

Accepted Answer

Effectiveness monitoring

Answer

Effectiveness monitoring measures whether the treatment met its resource objectives.

Question 4

In ponderosa pine, which post-fire measurement best predicts whether a tree will die from first-order fire effects?

Accepted Answer

Percent crown volume scorched

Answer

Crown volume scorched is the main predictor in most conifer mortality models.

Question 5

Which statement correctly describes how to retake a photo point?

Accepted Answer

Use the same permanent marker, bearing, focal length, and a similar season

Answer

Photos can only be compared over time if the location, framing, and timing are repeated.

CPFM - Certified Prescribed Fire Manager Practice Test

CPFM - Certified Prescribed Fire Manager Practice Test

CPFM Monitoring & Post-Fire Evaluation 2