Wildland Fire Any nonstructure fire, other than prescribed fire, that occurs in the wildlandWildland Fire Implementation Plan (WFIP) A progressively developed assessment and operational management plan that documents the analysis and selection of strategies and describes the appropriate management response for a wildland fire being managed

WILDLAND FIRE TERMINOLOGY Canopy The stratum containing the crowns of the tallest vegetation present (living or dead), usually above feetConvection The transfer of heat by the movement of a gas or liquid convection,

The Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology provides an extensive listing of terms and definitions used by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) communityThis document contains terms commonly used by NWCG in the areas of wildland fire and incident management and is not intended to list all terms used by NWCG members and users.

Common Wildfire TerminologyAerial fuels All live and dead vegetation in the forest canopy or above surface fuels, including tree branches, twigs, cones, snags, moss and high brushBurning index An estimate of the potential difficulty of fire containment as it relates to the flame length at the most rapidly spreading portion of a fires

This glossary provides the wildland fire community a single source for wildland fire and incident management terminology commonly used by the NWCG and its subgroupsGlossary entries related to Organizations, IT Applications, and NWCG Positions have been removed from the glossary based on term inclusion criteria.

ChainUnit of measure in land survey, equal to feet ( M) ( chains equal mile)Commonly used to report fire perimeters and other fireline distances, this unit is popular in fire management because of its convenience in calculating acreage (e.g square chains equal one acre)Glossary Tag IOSC.

A Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminologyby Amanda Delatorre February , As a wildland firefighter, communication is extremely importantWithout it, safely navigating emergency situations and effectively implementing wildfire mitigation strategies is extremely challenging, if not impossibleIn order to maintain clear and efficient

WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING TERMINOLOGY GLOSSARY A Aerial Fuels All live and dead vegetation in the forest canopy or above surface fuel level including tree branches, twigs, cones, snags, moss and high brushAirtanker Fixedwing aircraft capable of dropping fire retardantAnchor Point

About the NWCG Glossary of Wildland FireThis glossary provides the wildland fire community a single source for wildland fire and incident management terminology commonly used by the NWCG and its subgroupsOne of the NWCG goals is to standardize terms and definitions within the NWCG communityTo support this goal, NWCG is directing that all

This glossary of wildfire terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to wildfires and wildland firefighting.Except where noted, terms have largely been sourced from a Fireline Handbook transcribed for a Conflict counter terrorism studies website by the Air National Guard.