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A. Weather
1. Know how heating and cooling effects weather patterns and
how air temperature is measured
2. Be able to measure moisture in the air
3. Know the cause of atmospheric stability
4. Understand how special wind conditions will change fire
behavior
5. Know some of the causes of thunderstorms and their effect
on fire behavior
B. Fuel
1. Know when fuel can speed up or slow down a forest fire
C. Terrain
1. Be able to explain why fires go uphill faster and the
different effects of slope and exposure
D. Fire Model
1. Understand how fire can develop into a blowup fire
E. Fire Control
1. Know the types of equipment and when they should be used
and the safe use of this equipment
2. Understand the basic fire organization
3. Know the different methods of attacking a forest fire
4. Know the ten standard fire fighting rules
F. Fire Uses
1. Know how fire can be used in silviculture practices to
improve the forest and range lands
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