The evaluation and interpretation of measurements, intelligence, and other information to provide a basis for decision-making.

Classification of indicators into a variety of categories based on how they are formed and the types of material they are found on.

The rate of decrease of temperature with height of a parcel of dry air lifted adiabatically through an atmosphere in hydrostatic equilibrium. Numerically equal to 9.7670 C degrees per km or about 5.40 F degrees per thousand feet.

A tank, a live hose reel or tray, an auxiliary pump, and an engine combined into a single one-piece assembly which can be slipped onto a truck bed or trailer.

A layer of foam which forms an insulating and reflective barrier to heat and is used for fuel protection, suppression, and mopup.

A search technique dividing the specific origin area into lanes that are perpendicular to the advancing fire progression for the purpose of a systematic examination.

Principles and policies providing a common approach to wildland fire for federal agencies. The primary, interagency wildland fire policy document is the "Review and Update of the 1995 Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy" (January 2001). Implementation of that policy is through the "Guidance for Implementation of Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy" (February 2009).

A border fire is any wildland fire that has crossed or threatens to cross established Dispatch Boundaries. Dispatch Boundaries include local and geographic area boundaries and are established in the National Dispatch Boundary and National GACC Boundary geospatial data sets.

Refers to the scheduled workweek of the employee (individual) at the home unit.

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.