Four missions today. You pick the order. Break between each one.
0 of 4 missions complete
Math
Water Supply
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Water Math
Your crew is fighting a wildfire in the hills. Calculate whether you have enough water to hold the line before the air tanker arrives.
Step 1 — Gallons left
Engine holds 500 gallons. You used 180 gallons. How many remain?
Step 2 — Time left
Hose flows at 95 gallons per minute. How many minutes of water remain? Round to nearest minute.
Step 3 — Resupply cost
Replacement water: 750 gal at $0.08/gal. Crew overtime: 4 hrs × $32/person × 6 people. Grand total with 9% tax on water only.
Science
Fire Behavior
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Fire Triangle
Every firefighter needs to understand the fire triangle and how terrain affects fire. This knowledge keeps you alive.
Question 1 — Three elements of fire
Remove any one element and the fire dies. What are the three?
Question 2 — Uphill fire
Why does fire travel faster uphill than downhill?
Question 3 — Firebreaks
A firebreak is a strip of land cleared of vegetation. How does it stop a fire?
Reading
Fire Behavior Report
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Read the Report
Your crew boss handed you a fire behavior report. Read it and answer questions fast. Your safety depends on getting it right.
FIRE BEHAVIOR REPORT — 14:05
Fire: 8 acres, 0% contained. Wind: 15 mph southwest, pushing fire toward northeast ridge. Humidity: 8% — extreme fire behavior expected. Two structures at risk on Pine Creek Road. Do NOT position crews on the northeast slope. Air tanker ETA: 22 minutes. Safety zone: gravel pit on Route 9.
Question 1
Why does 8% humidity make fire behavior more extreme?
Question 2
A crew member wants to go to the northeast slope for a better view. What do you tell them?
Question 3
Where is your designated safety zone if you need to escape?
Life Skills
Team Communication
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Talk on the Line
Bad communication on a fire line kills people. Every word needs to be clear, direct, and honest.
Scenario 1
Static cut out part of your crew boss's radio message. What do you do?
Scenario 2
A more experienced crew member tells you to do something that contradicts your crew boss. What do you do?
Scenario 3
A crew member is exhausted and moving dangerously slow. They say they are fine. What do you do?
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Fire Out.
Four missions. Fire held. That is the job, Adam.
4
Missions Done
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Correct
🏀 Go outside. Move around. You earned it.
What you covered today:
💧 Math — Water supply, time calculations, crew costs
🔥 Science — Fire triangle, uphill fire behavior, firebreaks
📻 Reading — Fire behavior reports and safety decisions
🧯 Life Skills — Radio communication and chain of command