Wildland Fire Behavior S-190

Réussis tes devoirs et examens dès maintenant avec Quizwiz!

Rear of fire

1. Portion spreading directly into the wind or down slope. 2. Portion opposite the head. 3. Slowest spreading portion of a fire edge, also called the heel.

1 acre

10 square chains

Crown fire

A fire that advances from top to top of trees or shrubs more or less independent of a surface fire. Types: running or dependent.

Creeping fire

Fire burning with a low flame and spreading slowly.

Spot fire

Fire ignited outside the perimeter of the main fire by a firebrand.

Torching

The burning of the foliage of a single tree or a small group of trees, from the bottom up.

Controlled

The completion of control line around a fire, any spot fires, and any interior islands to be saved. Burn out any unburned area adjacent to the fire side of the control lines. Cool down all hot spots that are immediate threats to the control line, until the lines can reasonably be expected to hold under the foreseeable conditions.

Fire perimeter

The entire outer edge or boundary of a fire

Flaming front

The zone of a moving fire where the combustion is primarily flaming. Light fuels have a shallow one, whereas heavy fuels have a deeper one.

Pockets of a fire

Unburned indentations in the fire edge formed by fingers or slow burning areas. Green or black

Chain

66 feet

Section

80 squared chains (80x80)

Smoldering

Fire burning without flame and barely spreading.

Control line

An inclusive term for all constructed or natural barriers and treated fire edges used to contain a fire.

Anchor point

An advantageous location, usually a barrier to fire spread, from which to start constructing a fireline. The anchor point is used to minimize the chance of being flanked by the fire while the line is being constructed.

Flare up

Any sudden acceleration in the ate of spread or intensification of the fire. Relatively short duration, does not change existing control plans.

Island/pocket/stringers

Area of unburned fuel inside the fire perimeter.

Spotting

Behavior of a fire producing sparks or embers that are carried by the wind and which start new fires beyond the zone of direct ignition by the main fire.

Running Fire

Behavior of a fire spreading rapidly with a well defined head.

Mop-up

Extinguishing or removing burning material near control lines, felling snags, and trenching logs to prevent rolling after an area has burned, to make a fire safe, or to reduce residual smoke.

Firewhirl

Spinning vortex column of ascending hot air and gases rising from a fire and carrying aloft smoke, debris, and flame. From 1' to 500' in diameter and can have the intensity of a small tornado.

Backing fire

That portion of the fire with slower rates of fire spread and lower intensity, normally moving into the wind and/or down slope. Heel fire

Fingers of a fire

The long narrow extensions of a fire projecting from the main body.

Fireline

The part of a containment or control line that is scraped or dug to mineral soil.

Flank of fire

The part of a fire's perimeter that is roughly parallel to the main direction of spread.

Head of fire

The part of a fire's perimeter that is roughly parallel to the main direction of spread.

Point of origin

The precise location where a competent ignition source came into contact with the material first ignited and sustained combustion occurred.

Contained

The status of a wildfire suppression action signifying that a control line has been completed around the fire, and any associated spot fires, which can reasonably be expected to stop the fire's spread.

80 chains

equals 1 mile/5280'


Ensembles d'études connexes

Quiz 4-History, Theories, and Research Methods in Lifespan Development

View Set

Outcomes Assessment & Quality Assurance

View Set

Coursepoint Module 8 Quiz: Taylor's Clinical Nursing Skills

View Set

Chapter 15 part 2 trauma positioning

View Set

Continuous Improvement [BQF Exam] Lesson 2.

View Set