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Identify steps in building a fire. (Select all that apply)

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-Use a platform (correct) -Prepare adequate amounts of tinder, kindling, and fuel (correct) Carefully place small, dry kindling over the burning tinder (correct)

9 of 11 indexed CBT versions give this answer·Answer index rebuilt Aug 16, 2026

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The base is a flat piece of material, usually wood or a nonporous rock (porous rocks contain water and, when heated, can explode). The base is used to keep moisture susceptible tinder and kindling off the wet ground and provides a clear area to skillfully ignite tinder.

ATP 3-50.21, Survival (18 September 2018), Ch. 5 Fire, para 5-8

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This question appears on 11 CBT versions we've indexed, and they don't all give the same answer. Exam editions change and answer keys get re-cut, so more than one of these was correct on the test it came from. Here is each of them, and how many versions give it.

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-Use a platform (correct) -Prepare adequate amounts of tinder, kindling, and fuel (correct) Carefully place small, dry kindling over the burning tinder (correct)

Army Sere 100 · Army Sere 100.2 · Jko Sere · +6 more

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Carefully place small, dry kindling over the burning tinder (correct) Use a platform (correct) Prepare adequate amounts of tinder, kindling, and fuel (correct)

Sere 100 Training · Sere 100.2 Level A Sere Education And Training

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