Fire terminology
vCrown fire - a severe fire
where flames travel from tree to tree at the level of the tree’s crowns or tops.
vFire line - a zone along a
fire’s edge where there is little or no fuel available to the fire
vBackfire - a fire started to stop an advancing fire by
creating a burned area in its
path
vFirebrand - flaming or glowing
fuel particles that can be carried naturally by wind, convection currents or gravity into unburned
fuels
vSpotting - outbreak of
secondary fires as firebrands or other burning materials are carried ahead of the main fire by winds
vwildfire - an unwanted fire
that requires measures of control.
vfiring pattern - the specific pattern and timing of ignition of a
prescribed fire to affect the direction or rate of fire spread and fire intensity.