Ocean 115 - Introduction to Oceanography » Spring 2022 » Fire in Paradise

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Question #1
The residents said Paradise was ______________.
A.   dangerous
B.   healing
C.   deadly
D.   full of bears
E.   home to the world's greatest strawberry jam
F.   lost
Question #2
What was the fire chief doing when the phone called alerting him of the brush fire?
A.   Running
B.   Swimming
C.   Cutting potatoes
D.   In the fish hatcheries
E.   Sleeping
Question #3
By 7:10 am the fire was?
A.   200-300 acres
B.   400 acres
C.    2000-3000 acres
D.   2-3 acres
E.   900 acres
F.    800-1000 acres
Question #4
Chief Messina wasn’t worried about the fire at first because it was? 
A.   not windy
B.   they had an evacuation plan
C.   cold
D.   wet
E.   windy
F.   a storm was coming
Question #5
Dr Gonzalez points that wildfire since 1984 has ____________in the western US. 
A.   increased by 35%
B.   increased by 25%
C.   stayed the same
D.   decreased
E.   doubled
Question #6
How much time before the fire started until the evacuation of the hospital?
A.   45 minutes
B.   3 hours and eight minutes
C.   23 minutes
D.   1 hours and eighteen minutes
E.   2 hours and six minutes
F.   2 hours and thirty-six minutes
Question #7
Paradise has had an evacuation plan since the __________________.
A.   1980s
B.   1990s
C.   1910s
D.   1970s
E.   1940s
Question #8
The 2008 drill showed?
A.   the east side could evacuate but not the south
B.   half the zones could evacuate
C.   the east side could evacuate but not the west
D.   the center had to evacuate first
E.   The more of the town you evacuated, the more cars you got on the road, the harder it was to evacuate the town
Question #9
When did they issue the Code Red for the Paradise Evacuation?
A.   they never did
B.   2 hours into the fire
C.   45 minutes into the fire
D.   1 hour into the fire
E.   5 minutess into the fire
Question #10
How many did not sign up for evacuation alerts?
A.   10%
B.   100%
C.   20%
D.   More than half
E.   26%
F.   More than 90%
Question #11
What was the temperature at the center of the fire on Pearson Road?
A.   1300 degrees F
B.   1000 degrees F
C.   3300 degrees F
D.   1800 degrees F
E.   2900 degrees F
F.   2400 degrees F
Question #12
What did Joe Kennedy use to clear the road?
A.   A squad car
B.   A bulldozer
C.   A tank
D.   A water drop helicopter
E.   A fire engine
Question #13
How long did it take for Paradise to be destroyed?
A.   36 hours
B.   1 week
C.   2 hours
D.   1 hours
E.   4 hours
F.   48 hours
Question #14
What put the fire out?
A.   8,000 firefighters
B.   16,000 firefighters
C.   The first winter rains
D.   6,000 firefighters
Question #15
Mike Ramsey said November 8th was Paradise’s?
A.   Pearl Harbor
B.   Settler's Day
C.   Re founding Day
D.   9/11
Question #16
What is penal code 452?
A.   Arson with the intent to injure or kill
B.   Reckless arson
C.   Trespassing
D.   Armed robbery
E.   Accidental arson
Question #17
How much in fines has PG&E received?
A.   several thousand dollars
B.   several million dollars
C.   tens of millions of dollars
D.   hundreds of millions of dollars
E.   several billion dollars
Question #18
Climate change changed the maintenance life of power lines and towers.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #19
The Camp Fire could cost PG&E how much?
A.   3 billion
B.   1 million
C.   10.5 billion
D.   100 billion
E.   5.5 billion
F.   10 million
Question #20
The fire situation will get worse in the future
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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