What weather factors are most important to know in wild land firefighting?
S-190: Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
Weather, Topography and Fuel are the common denominators in wildland fire.
These firefighters are based out of many states in the US. There are many in Oregon and Washington. They need to pass a hard physical fitness test to even start training to fight fires. Then they need to take a class to teach them all the things they will need to know to fight fires. It is a weeks worth of 10 hour classes. If they pass all of the above tests and score well on the other tests then they can be a wildfire fighter. Depending where you live, if there are any volunteer fire departments that you can join, they will give you the basic wildland firefighting classes you need. Which is S-130 (Basic Wildland Firefighting) and S-190 (Basic Weather, Fuel, and Topography). The is the minimum you need to become a wildland firefighter. If you want to work for a State or Federal, there will be a Pack Test. The Pack Test usually means walking three miles while wearing a 45 pound vest. You have 45 minutes to complete the three miles and running is not allowed.
temperature and precipitation
weather and adaptability of location
the sun and air pressure
weather and adaptability of location
Temperature and precipitation are the two most important weather factors in determining the plant and animal populations that can exist in an area. Temperature influences the types of plants that can grow and animals that can survive, while precipitation levels determine the availability of water for plants and animals.
temperature ,humidity are the main factors to descrive the weather.
the three factors that affect the weather are altitude the distance from the ocean and topagraphy! ***hopefully this helped you!
They are important because it tells you the weather
weather factors mean what types of weather it is like rainy, cloudy, foggy.