AY Honor Wildfire Preparation and Prevention Answer Key

Wildfire Preparation and Prevention

Skill Level

2

Year

2025

Version

22.09.2025

Approval authority

North American Division

1

Why is wildfire awareness and prevention important? How have wildfire trends changed over the years in your area?

2

How do wildfires affect humans, property & the environment, and how does handling fire safely impact the risk of wildfire?

3

Describe the difference between a wildfire and a forest fire. Name and describe the following types of wildfires: Ground, surface, and crown.

4

On a drawing or an aerial photo, label the following parts of a wildfire:

4a

Origin

4b

Head

4c

Heel

4d

Finger

4e

Pocket or Bay

4f

Island

4g

Left Flank

4h

Right Flank

4i

Perimeter

4j

Wind Direction

4k

The Black

4l

The Green

5

How fast can wildfire move? How can weather and topography affect this? With your instructor, demonstrate the “stack” or “chimney effect” and how this helps wildfires spread.

6

Name the agency and number to call to report a wildfire in your area.

7

Demonstrate five ways that humans can cause wildfires and a way to prevent each. List the most common ways wildfires can start naturally.

8

Explain the following terms as they relate to wildfires, and why they are important to consider when studying wildfire prevention:

8a

Fire point

8b

Evapotranspiration

8c

Wildfire front

Site preparation

d. Community awareness

10. Research a particular wildfire and discuss the measures that could have been taken beforehand to minimize the damage or to prevent the fire from starting altogether.

11. List five ways you can help to prevent or minimize the damage from wildfire.

12. Describe the steps that can be taken to prepare a home or building to withstand wildfire, and the types of materials that would be used in a new home to make it wildfire resistant. How can an older home be renovated to be wildfire resistant?

13. Prepare a list of items you should gather in case an evacuation becomes necessary due to wildfire.

14. On a map of a home, draw ways to prepare a home site to be resistant to wildfires.

15. Do one of the following:

a. Plan or participate in a community awareness campaign to encourage wildfire prevention in and around the community.

b. Participate in a local forest or wildland preparation project to minimize or prevent wildfires.

c. Speak to a wildland firefighter or official and ask about their role in wildfire prevention. Ask them about the most important thing you can do to prevent wildfires.

d. With a group, prepare three existing homes or buildings to be wildfire resistant.

16. Discover a spiritual application using what you’ve learned in this honor and share it in a short devotional to a group.

8d

Heat transfer

8e

Torching

8f

Hot engines

8g

Spot fires

8h

Fire break

8i

Containment

8j

Weather

8k

Fire Triangle / Tetrahedron

9

Discuss how each of the following can aid in preventing wildfires:

9a

Controlled burns

9b

Forest management

9c

9d

Community awareness

10

Research a particular wildfire and discuss the measures that could have been taken beforehand to minimize the damage or to prevent the fire from starting altogether.

11

List five ways you can help to prevent or minimize the damage from wildfire.

12

Describe the steps that can be taken to prepare a home or building to withstand wildfire, and the types of materials that would be used in a new home to make it wildfire resistant. How can an older home be renovated to be wildfire resistant?

13

Prepare a list of items you should gather in case an evacuation becomes necessary due to wildfire.

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15

Do one of the following:

15a

Plan or participate in a community awareness campaign to encourage wildfire prevention in and around the community.

15b

Participate in a local forest or wildland preparation project to minimize or prevent wildfires.

15c

Speak to a wildland firefighter or official and ask about their role in wildfire prevention. Ask them about the most important thing you can do to prevent wildfires.

15d

With a group, prepare three existing homes or buildings to be wildfire resistant.

16

Discover a spiritual application using what you’ve learned in this honor and share it in a short devotional to a group.

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