MILPER Number: 24-149 Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Army Competitive Category (ACC) Centralized Selection List (CSL) Announcement

1. Changes from CSL25 Process. In CSL26, a Delayed Principal may exist if the Army postpones a CSL26 Principal from taking command in CSL26 to CSL27. This action is no fault of the officer and they will maintain their OML position in CSL27. 

2. This MILPER message will expire NLT 30 April 2025 (one year from publication).

3. Concept. The CSL26 process will occur in four phases. The first phase begins on 20 May 2024 when eligible officers will have the opportunity to OPT-IN to CSL26. Once officers have elected to compete for CSL, the Army will determine the invitation list for BCAP 26 using each officer’s past performance against the total requirements for each branch. The second phase consists of participation at BCAP 26 from 18 October thru 11 November 2024 and encompasses the Job Performance Panel (JPP). The JPP considers officers who are Certified for Command (CFC) and considers the totality of their file to determine the OML. The third phase consists of slating officers against Army requirements. The fourth and final phase is the CSA’s approval of the CSL Slate.

 

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/24-149

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MILPER Number: 24-148 Non-Transferable Flag for Security Violations Based on Denial of Security Clearance Eligibility, Revocation of Security Clearance Eligibility, or Failure to Meet Background Investigation Requirements, IAW Army Regulation 600-8-2, Suspension of Favorable P

1.  This message will expire one year after publication.


2.  This MILPER Message applies to the Regular Army (RA) and the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR). The Director, Army National Guard (ARNG), will issue supplementary guidance for ARNG personnel.


3.  The purpose of this message is to provide guidance and procedures in support of the execution of AR 600-8-2 (Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions (Flag)), Security Flag (E), as it pertains to RA and USAR Soldiers who have a denied or revoked security clearance and Soldiers who have failed to meet background investigation requirements in accordance with (IAW) reference P. The Security Flag is a “non-transferrable” flag.

 

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/24-148

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MILPER Number: 24-147 Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) LTC/GS-14 Equivalent Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) Centralized Selection List (CSL) – Command/Key Billet Board

1.  This MILPER message will expire no later than (NLT) 30 April 2025.


2.  A Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) Selection Board will convene 24-28 June 2024 to consider officers and civilians for assignment as part of the Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) Centralized Selection List (CSL) command/key billet designated positions projected for FY26. Eligible officers include Lieutenant Colonels (LTCs) and promotable Majors (MAJs) in the Regular Army, United States Army Reserve (USAR) Active Guard Reserve (AGR) and non-AGR Troop Program Unit (TPU) & Individual Mobilized Augmentee (IMA), and Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS) Title 10 AGR officers with dates of rank as noted in paragraph 3. The FY26 CSL process will occur in four phases. The first phase begins on 13 May 2024 when eligible officers will have the opportunity to OPT-IN to the FY 26 CSL via the CSL26 Opt-In Portal, which they can access through their AIM Messages at https://aim.hrc.army.mil/. The second phase for command/key billet selection is the CSL Board. The CSL Board will consider the totality of an officer’s or civilian’s file and determine whether an officer meets the criteria to compete for command/key billet. The results of the CSL Board will generate the invitation list to the third phase - the Acquisition Leader Assessment Program 26 (ALAP 26). The CSL order of merit (OML) will be based on the CSL Board score combined with scored components of ALAP 26. Selection for CSL billets will occur after officers’ complete ALAP 26. Officers found “Not Yet Certified” (NYC) at ALAP 26 will not appear on the FY26 CSL. The fourth and final phase, is the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology) ASA(ALT)’s approval of the OML and the CSL Slate. The ASA(ALT) remains the final approval authority for the CSL OML.

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MILPER Number: 24-146 Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) COL/GS-15 Equivalent Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) Centralized Selection List (CSL) – Command/Key Billet Board

This MILPER message will expire no later than (NLT) 30 April 2025.

 

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/24-146

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MILPER Number: 24-145 Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Colonel (COL) Army Competitive Category (ACC) Centralized Selection List (CSL) Announcement

This MILPER message will expire NLT 30 April 2025 (one year from publication).

 

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/24-145

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S1NET Message Summary - 25 Apr 24

1. UPDATED ADJUTANT GENERAL (AG) SECTION OF DA PAM 600-3 SMARTBOOK, OFFICER TALENT MANAGEMENT, 25 APR 24.  DA Pam 600-3 serves primarily as a professional development guide for all officers to understand the process of talent management (TM). The section for AG Officers (commissioned and warrant) has been updated as of 25 Apr 24 and is posted, with the career progression charts, at the following link on S1NET, and on the Army G-1 website.  https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1319506

 

 

2. AC ENLISTED PROMOTION ITEMS.

 

 

     a. HRC JUNIOR ENLISTED PROMOTIONS JOB AID - INTEGRATE - CONFIRM MOVE - VIEW PROM POINTS- AS OF 23 APRIL 2024. This aid provides guidance to Soldiers and HR Professionals as to the process of:  Integration of a Soldier onto the PRR, confirm action taken to move Soldier from PCR to PRR did take place (the move was executed), and view the latest promotion points being used for the NEXT promotion selection month within the Integrated Personnel and Pay System - Army (IPPS-A). https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1318506

 

 

     b. IPPS-A HRC G1/S1 TOUCHPOINT 17 APR 2024, 1200ET, TOPIC: JUNIOR ENLISTED PROMOTIONS. The video for the most recent G1/S1 Touchpoint led by the HRC Promotions Team is available at the following link. In this seminar, the HRC Promotions Team led a Junior Enlisted Promotions session, where they walked-through issues that have been observed with Semi-Centralized promotions, and how to solve them. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1318550

 

 

3. ARMY RESERVE PAY MESSAGE 24-11, USAR PAY BRANCH (UPB) CONTACT INFORMATION. The purpose of this message is to provide updated contact information for submission of transmittal letters (TLs) to the UPB. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1318568

 

 

4. USAR AGR EXCEPTION TO POLICY (ETP) TO APPLY TO ACTIVE DUTY OCS. U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers currently serving in the Active Guard Reserve (AGR) program are now authorized to apply for Regular Army OCS. This is a temporary ETP, good for 12 months from the date signed (4 Apr 2024). Read more at the following link. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1318680

 

 

5. IPPS-A ITEMS.

 

 

     a. IPPS-A RETIREMENT GUIDES. My previous unit distributed these all the time to assist/help personnel with the next process of their Army career, thanks to SSG Walters, Ava (BIG PROPS for making this!). When someone requests information on what they need to do IOT retire we give them the following (see following link). Contributed by CW2 Aaron Leeds.  https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/1061210

 

 

     b. IPPS-A KNOWN ISSUES, 17 APRIL 2024. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1318746

 

 

6. Recently published Military Personnel (MILPER) messages and Military Pay Messages.  Some messages are posted on S1NET, and some are on the HRC MILPER website.  If the link provided takes you to the HRC MILPER website, you have to log in with your CAC before the link to the MILPER message will work.  

 

 

     a. MILPER MESSAGE 24-144, FISCAL YEAR 2025 (FY25) NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER LEADERSHIP CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (NCOLCOE) AND THE SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY (SGM-A) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM COHORT 11, ISSUED: [24 APR 2024]. The FY25 Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Center of Excellence (NCOLCoE) and the Sergeants Major Academy (SGM-A) Fellowship Program Cohort 11 Selection Panel will Convene 14 -18 October 2024 at Fort Bliss, Texas to identify the best qualified list for final selection of Fellows. The deadline for submitting applications is 2 October 2024. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/289015 

 

 

     b. MILPER MESSAGE 24-145, FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) COLONEL (COL) ARMY COMPETITIVE CATEGORY (ACC) CENTRALIZED SELECTION LIST (CSL) ANNOUNCEMENT, ISSUED: [25 APR 2024]. The CSL26 process will occur in four phases. The first phase begins on 20 May 2024 when eligible officers will have the opportunity to OPT-IN to CSL26. Once officers have elected to compete for CSL, they will receive an invitation for CCAP 26. The second phase consists of participation at CCAP 26 from 08 - 20 October 2024 and encompasses the Job Performance Panel (JPP). The JPP considers officers who are Certified for Command (CFC) and considers the totality of their file to determine the OML. The third phase consists of slating officers against Army requirements. The fourth and final phase is the CSA’s approval of the CSL Slate. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1319507

 

 

     c. MILPER MESSAGE 24-146, FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) COL/GS-15 EQUIVALENT ARMY ACQUISITION CORPS (AAC) CENTRALIZED SELECTION LIST (CSL) – COMMAND/KEY BILLET BOARD, ISSUED: [25 APR 2024]. A HQDA Selection Board will convene 24-28 June 2024 to consider officers and civilians for assignment as part of the Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) Centralized Selection List (CSL) Command/Key Billet designated positions projected for FY26. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1319508

 

 

     d. MILPER MESSAGE 24-147, FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) LTC/GS-14 EQUIVALENT ARMY ACQUISITION CORPS (AAC) CENTRALIZED SELECTION LIST (CSL) – COMMAND/KEY BILLET BOARD, ISSUED: [25 APR 2024]. A HQDA Selection Board will convene 24-28 June 2024 to consider officers and civilians for assignment as part of the Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) Centralized Selection List (CSL) command/key billet designated positions projected for FY26. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1319509

 

 

     e. MILPER MESSAGE 24-148, NON-TRANSFERABLE FLAG FOR SECURITY VIOLATIONS BASED ON DENIAL OF SECURITY CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY, REVOCATION OF SECURITY CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY, OR FAILURE TO MEET BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS, IAW ARMY REGULATION 600-8-2, SUSPENSION OF FAVORABLE PERSONNEL ACTIONS, ISSUED: [25 APR 2024]. This MILPER Message applies to the Regular Army (RA) and the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR). The Director, Army National Guard (ARNG), will issue supplementary guidance for ARNG personnel. The purpose is to provide guidance and procedures in support of the execution of AR 600-8-2 (Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions (Flag)), Security Flag (E), as it pertains to RA and USAR Soldiers who have a denied or revoked security clearance and Soldiers who have failed to meet background investigation requirements. The Security Flag is a “non-transferrable” flag. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1319510

 

 

     f. MILPER MESSAGE 24-149, FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LTC) ARMY COMPETITIVE CATEGORY (ACC) CENTRALIZED SELECTION LIST (CSL) ANNOUNCEMENT, ISSUED: [25 APR 2024]. The CSL26 process will occur in four phases. The first phase begins on 20 May 2024 when eligible officers will have the opportunity to OPT-IN to CSL26. Once officers have elected to compete for CSL, the Army will determine the invitation list for BCAP 26 using each officer’s past performance against the total requirements for each branch. The second phase consists of participation at BCAP 26 from 18 October thru 11 November 2024 and encompasses the Job Performance Panel (JPP). The JPP considers officers who are Certified for Command (CFC) and considers the totality of their file to determine the OML. The third phase consists of slating officers against Army requirements. The fourth and final phase is the CSA’s approval of the CSL Slate. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1319531

 

 

     g. MILPER MESSAGE 24-150, FISCAL YEAR 2024 (FY24) ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC), LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LTC), JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’S CORPS (JAGC), PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD (PSB), ZONES OF CONSIDERATION, ISSUED: [25 APR 2024]. Subject selection boards will convene on 15 Jul 24 to consider eligible Majors (MAJ) on the Active Duty List (ADL) for promotion to LTC. The board will recess on or about 19 Jul 24. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1319532

 

 

     h. MILPER MESSAGE 24-151, FISCAL YEAR 2024 (FY24) ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC), MAJOR (MAJ), JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’S CORPS (JAGC), PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD (PSB), ZONES OF CONSIDERATION, ISSUED: [25 APR 24]. Subject selection boards will convene on 5 Aug 24 to consider eligible Captains (CPT) on the Active Duty List (ADL) for promotion to MAJ. The board will recess on or about 9 Aug 24. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1319533

 

 

     i. MILPER MESSAGE 24-152, FISCAL YEAR 2024 (FY24) ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC), COLONEL (COL), JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’S CORPS (JAGC), PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD (PSB), ZONES OF CONSIDERATION, ISSUED: [25 APR 2024]. Subject selection boards will convene on 24 Jun 24 to consider eligible Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) on the Active Duty List (ADL) for promotion to COL. The board will recess on or about 28 Jun 24. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1319534

 

 

     j. MILPER MESSAGE 24-153, CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 25 REGULAR ARMY (RA), CAREER MANAGEMENT FIELD (CMF) 46 FIRST SERGEANT (1SG) SELECTION PANEL, ISSUED: [25 APR 2024]. The CY25 RA CMF 46 1SG Selection Panel is tentatively scheduled to convene 10-14 June 2024. This selection panel will also be used as a talent management tool to identify the most qualified MSGs for subsequent assignments. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1319535

 

 

7. S1NET MEMBER REQUESTS.

 

 

     a. DUTY DESCRIPTIONS, 31A BDE S3. Hello, I'm having an issue finding duty descriptions for myself and other positions within my unit, was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction to find 31A TPU BDE S3 duty descriptions? https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/1061269

 

 

8. ARNG/USAR POSITIONS/JOBS AVAILABLE.  S1NET members have posted the following RC position/job vacancy information.  For a listing of all USAR primary vacancies (updated weekly) visit milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-375787. Units/commands who wish to post vacancies on S1NET may do so by following the instructions posted on the front page of the Job Announcements topic at the following link. Those posts which are in the correct location and which are posted in accordance with the instructions provided will be included in a future S1NET Message Summary. milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/apf/s1net/jobannouncementsmobvacancies    

 

 

     a. FY-24 USAFRICOM RESERVE VACANT POSITIONS (ADOS, MPA, IMA) - READY FOR FILL, ARMY, AIR FORCE, AND NAVY POSITIONS, STUTTGART, GERMANY. USA ADOS: 70H(LTC), 25A(LTC), 48J(LTC), 01A(CPT), 01A(MAJ), 420A(CW2-CW3) USA IMA: 35F(SSG), 30A(MAJ), 37A 3A(MAJ), 30A 3A(MAJ), 12A 3A(LTC).  https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1302870

 

 

     b. 6TH MEDICAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CENTER (6MLMC), 44TH MED BDE TPU VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT, FORT DETRICK, MD. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1318764

 

 

     c. US ARMY MILITARY OBSERVER GROUP- MULTIPLE OCONUS OP-ADOS POSITIONS IN SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS (ARNG, USAR, IMA, IRR). https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1319258

 

 

     d. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE READINESS COMMAND (MIRC), USARE CENTCOM DET, MULTIPLE TPU O-6 VACANCIES, VARIOUS LOCATIONS. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1319387

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MILPER Number: 24-144 Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Center of Excellence (NCOLCoE) and the Sergeants Major Academy (SGM-A) Fellowship Program Cohort 11

1.  This message will expire no later than (NLT) 2 March 2025.


2.  The FY25 Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Center of Excellence (NCOLCoE) and the Sergeants Major Academy (SGM-A) Fellowship Program Cohort 11 Selection Panel will Convene 14 -18 October 2024 at Fort Bliss, Texas to identify the best qualified list for final selection of Fellows. The deadline for submitting applications is 2 October 2024.

 

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/24-144

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Unit 12 Quiz: Wildland Urban Interface | S-130 Firefighter Training (Online Component) 2008 v2

1. Safety concerns and hazards while working in the wildland/urban interface are
• different from hazards on a normal wildland fire.
  
  
2. Identify THREE key foundational principles to follow, especially during incidents in the wildland/urban interface.
• Establish good communications with all involved agencies
• Understand your safety is first priority
• Determine your place in the chain of command
  
  
3. Identify FOUR “Watch-Out!” situations that apply specifically to fighting fires in the wildland/urban interface.
• Poor roads
• Inadequate water supply
• Natural fuels 30 feet (9 m) or closer to structures
• Panic during evacuation
  
  
4. Structure defense adds a whole new dimension to wildland fire fighting. Match each wildland/urban interface “Watch-out!” with the MOST appropriate caution.
• Can be complicated by power outages → Inadequate water supply
• Can push flame angle closer fuels → Strong winds
• Requires mobility and flexibility in the fire fighting effort → Extreme fire behavior
• Don’t apply a straight water stream near it → Downed power lines
• Can be complicated by lack of training → Panic during an evacuation
  
  
5. Roads and traffic management can become a critical issue when fighting fires in the interface. Identify FOUR road and traffic related problems you are likely to encounter.
• Private roads and driveways with only one way in
• Steep roads that are poor barriers to a spreading fire
• Roads with washouts, washboards, and large potholes
• Fire vehicles exceeding the bridge weight limits
  
  
6. Identify TWO ways to reduce a structure’s vulnerability to ignition and limit potential fire spread.
• Check eaves, roof, roof vents, and decks for smoldering or flames
• Remove combustible furniture from decks and place them inside structure
  
  
7. Structure fires can be deadly, but there are tell-tale signs pointing to trouble. Identify THREE structure situations you should avoid at ALL times. 
• Bulging windows with an unventilated roof
• Smoked-over or blackened windows
• Roofs that are over 25 percent enflamed during windy conditions
  
  
8. In the wildland/urban interface, hazardous materials pose a threat to your safety because of their flammability or toxicity. Identify FOUR precautions to take when you suspect hazardous materials are present at an incident.  
• Mark off area with flagging material or other warning devices
• Post a lookout
• Keep your supervisor informed of hazards
• Avoid breathing toxic fumes
  
  
9. Extreme fire behavior has caused major losses of life and property in the interface. Identify THREE contributing factors to extreme fire behavior.
• Dry and plentiful fuels
• Unstable atmosphere
• Eye level wind speed greater than 15 miles per hour (24 km/hour)
  
  
10. For threatened structures in the wildland/urban interface, certain assessments have to be made. Match each assessment criteria with a PRIMARY factor it attempts to determine.
• Fire fighting tactics → Whether to attack directly, indirectly, or not at all
• Structure distribution  → What structures might be saved
• Estimated time the will hit → When to escape to safety zone
  
  
11. Match each tactic you may use in protecting structures in the interface with the proper description.
    
• Hopeless situation → Abandoning fire fighting efforts and retreating to safety zone
• Direct attack → Attacking the fire at the burning edge before it arrives
• Indirect attack → Controlling the fire with a fireline
  
  
12. There are three tactical modes for fires in the wildland/urban interface. Match each category with an appropriate tactic.
• Offensive mode → Fight the fire before it reaches the structure
• Combined mode → Hold the fire to reduce number of structures threatened
• Defensive mode → Keep the structure from burning
  

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Unit 11 Quiz: Hazardous Material | S-130 Firefighter Training (Online Component) 2008 v2

1. Identify the THREE main hazards of hazardous materials.
• Health
• Fire
• Explosive
  
  
2. Identify the set of terms that BEST completes the sentence below.
• Hazardous materials can be a [single] material or a combination of [several] materials.
  
  
3. Identify THREE hazards you might commonly encounter at farms and ranches.
• Dynamite
• Above ground diesel tanks
• bulk chemicals
  
  
4. Identify THREE steps for wildland firefighters to take at a hazardous materials incident:
• Isolate the area to ensure the safety of people and the environment
• Move people from the scene to a safe area
• Allow room for equipment movement
  
  
5. The acronym describing the series of proper decisions to make for reducing a hazardous materials incident’s potential harm is
   
• DECIDE
  
  
6. Match each element of the DECIDE process with the appropriate description.
• Identify → Action options
• Do → The best option
• Estimate → The likely harm and size of the material
• Evaluate → Progress
• Detect   → Any hazardous materials present
• Choose → A response objective
  
  
7. There are six main detection clues to look for at a HazMat incident. Match each clue with an example of what to look for.
• Occupancy and location → Type of materials manufactured, stored, or used
• Senses → Vapor clouds and hissing noises
• Container shapes → Cylindrical tanks or rounded ends
• Markings and colors → Names, numbering, or stenciling
• Shipping papers → Documents listing chemical name, number, and type
• Placards and labels → Diamond-shaped images
  
  
8. Identify the most dangerous hazardous material detection clue to rely on.
• Your senses
  
  
9. While fighting a fire in a wildland environment, you see in the distance a fenced in area with large cylindrical tanks. You are already uphill and upwind of the area. The FIRST step you should take is to
• attempt to identify the material by using binoculars.
  
  
10. Identify the guidebook that is an excellent resource for more information about hazardous materials.
• Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
  

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Unit 10 Quiz: Suppression, Communication, and Mop-up | S-130 Firefighter Training (Online Component) 2008 v2

1. You’re trying to bring a wildland grass fire under control by removing one or more parts of the fire triangle. Identify THREE things you could remove from this scenario to break the fire triangle.
   
• Heat source
• Dry grass
• Oxygen
   
2. To control a fire, you need to break the fire triangle by removing one or more of the required elements. Select FOUR ways to remove heat energy from a fire.
• Cover with mineral soil
• Spray with water
• Apply retardant
• Expose hot materials to night air
   
3. Match each fire attack method with the situation you’ll employ it in.
• Used when avoiding an excessively long control line → Parallel attack
• When flame lengths exceed 8 feet (2.4 meters) → Indirect attack
• Moderately intense fires moving at a moderate rate of spread (ROS) → Flank attack
• Used when plenty of resources are available → Direct attack
   
4.  You and your crew arrive at a wildland fire scene and find flames 10 feet (3 m) high. The supervisor orders an indirect attack. Identify TWO characteristics of an indirect attack.
   
• Requires firefighters to build control lines
• Requires burnout or backfiring of fuels between control line and fire edge
  
  
5. Identify THREE commonly used applications for burning-out operations. Select one or more:
• Widen a control line
• Eliminate islands of unburned fuel
• Create escape routes and safety zones
  
  
6. Match each suppression technique with the correct description.
• Scratch line → Preliminary control line built to quickly check the fire’s spread
• Cup trench → Trench built on steep terrain to stop rolling debris
• Cold trailing → Feeling to detect fire
• extinguishing hot spots, lining live edges
• Backfiring  → Elimination of unburned fuel between a fire’s edge and a control line
• Hotspotting → Rapid attack on the hot-burning points of a fire’s edge
  
  
7.  The goal of burning out is to burn all fuels between the control line and the main fire in order to secure the control line and ensure firefighter safety. The activity used to fulfill this goal is called 
• blackening
  
  
8. Effective control lines all have
• an anchor point
  
  
9. Match each type of control line to the correct description.
• Control line on a slope below a fire → Underslung line
• Preliminary control line to quickly check the fire’s spread → Scratch line
• Portion of control line cleared completely to mineral soil → Fireline
• Temporary line made with water, foam, or retardants → Wet line
  
  
10. Identify THREE effective methods for control line construction. Select one or more:
    
• Throw all burned or charred material into the black
• Clear the line down to mineral soil
• Make the line wide enough to be effective, but no wider
  
  
11. You’ve just been told that an air tanker is going to drop retardant soon. How far away should you stand perpendicular from the drop?
• 200 feet (61 m)
  
  
12. Airdrops present opportunities and challenges. After an airdrop, you can often take advantage of the agent’s effects on the fire. Choose the set of words BEST completing the following sentence. After an airdrop, retardant can make the area 
• slick
  
  
13. Working safely around heavy equipment means staying visible and approaching the equipment from the right direction. Select THREE ways you can stay safe around heavy equipment.
• Approach mechanized equipment from the sides
• Post a lookout
• Wear proper personal protective equipment (PPE)
  
  
14. One of the most important safety practices to follow around mechanized equipment is to
• maintain effective communication between the equipment operator and the ground crews.
  
  
15. Identify FIVE communication methods firefighters can use with crew members. Select one or more:
• Whistles
• Runners
• Signal mirrors
• Signal flags
• Hand signals
  
  
16. Identify the THREE main classes of radios. Select one or more:
• Very high frequency (VHF)
• Ultra high frequency (UHF)
• Low-band
  
  
17. Very high frequency (VHF) is the type of radio class employed MOST often in wildland fire operations.
    
    
18. Very high frequency (VHF) is the type of radio class employed MOST often in wildland fire operations.
    
    
19. Use clear text terms when you are transmitting radio messages on large-scale operations. Match each example of an agency-specific radio code with an appropriate clear text equivalent.
• Pumper → Engine
• Wheeled tank vehicle → Water tender
• Tanker → Air tanker
• Mobile water supply apparatus → Tender
  
  
20. Generally, you’ll get prompt action when you use your radio properly. Identify THREE procedures to follow when receiving and transmitting a radio message.
• Hold the radio 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) from your mouth when speaking
• Close the call with the proper identifier only if you initiated the call
• When calling, first transmit the station name or unit number of the other person
  
  
21. Identify THREE things a patrol should do while searching for a spot fire.
• Select two reference points in your assigned area
• Patrol areas at intervals determined by fuel’s threat
• Patrol the area in a pattern parallel to the fireline
  
  
22. Match each mop-up situation to the appropriate action.
• Log on a slope → Turn to lie with the slope
• Snag burning at the top → Fell into the black
• Testing for heat    → Bare back of hand close, but not touching
• All smoldering material → Extinguished within a specified distance of the control line
• Snag burning at base → Peel off loose bark
• Hot material on a slope → Trench on downhill side
  

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Unit 9 Quiz: Water Use | S-130 Firefighter Training (Online Component) 2008 v2

1. Select THREE characteristics of a well maintained backpack pump.
• Seals are pliable and not dehydrated. Correct
• Moving pistons and suction check valves are lubricated. Correct
• All parts are free of dirt or rust
  
  
2.  Your backpack pump suddenly stops working while you’re on the fireline. What TWO steps should you take?
• Check for water in the tank
• Check nozzle tip for blockage
  
   
3.  You may need to attack small fires and hot spots that are not within reach of hoselines. Identify a form of portable fire extinguisher that carries plain water or a foam and water solution.
• Backpack pump
  
  
4.  Identify the adapter you need to divide one hoseline into two hoselines of equal or smaller diameter.
   
• Gated wye
  
  
5.  The vast majority of wildland hose in the U.S. are lightweight versions of what type of hose?
   
• jacketed, lined fire hose
  
  
6.  You know to use water intermittently on the fireline. You can clamp off the hose when water isn’t needed. You must place the clamp at LEAST how far away from any coupling?
• 18 inches (46 cm)
  
   
7.  You just clamped off the hose line. What is your next step?
• Open the nozzle to relieve pressure
  
   
8.  Progressive hose lays are normally created with hose from
• a hose pack carried by a firefighter.
  
   
9.  Match each component of a progressive hose lay to the appropriate use. You may use a component more than once.
• Get the next length to the appropriate location → Hose packs
• Protect the attack line from minor flare-ups → Lateral lines
• Mop-up → Lateral lines
• Restrict water flow → Hose clamps
• The starting location for any progressive hose lay → Anchor points
• Addition of lateral lines → Hoseline tees
  
  
10.  Identify TWO proper methods for rolling fire hose.
• Watermelon roll
• Figure eight roll
  

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