To insert a gate valve or some other device into a hose line.

The parts of a fire’s perimeter that are roughly parallel to the main direction of fire spread.

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

A card issued to persons showing their incident management and trainee qualifications to fill specified fire management positions in an incident management organization.

The incident level established by completing an incident complexity analysis considering the level of difficulty, severity, or overall resistance the incident or event presents to incident management or support personnel as they work to manage it; a categorization that helps leaders compare one type of incident or event to another.   

A model for predicting the average number of reportable human caused fires from a given ignition component value.

A facility established as the central point of contact for news media and interest parties to coordinate incident information activities at the scene of the incident. Public information officials from all participating federal, state, and local agencies should collocate at the JIC. 

The duration of flaming and smoldering combustion phases at a specified point within a burn or for the whole burn, expressed in convenient units of time.

The equilibrium moisture content (EMC) commensurate with the boundary conditions and precipitation events of the preceding 24 hours.

A lookout point intermittently used to supplement the visible area coverage of the primary lookout system when required by fire danger, poor visibility, or other factors.