Burning slash that has been piled into long continuous rows. Also includes wildfire in vegetation planted to protect improvements or agriculture.

A process used to improve the safety of personnel on the fireline, which emphasizes tools and tactics available to prevent being trapped in a burnover situation. This process includes appropriate decision making through risk management, application of LCES, use of pre-established trigger points, and recognition of suitable escape routes and safety zones. 

A release of combustion gases and aerosols into the atmosphere.

A low expansion foam type with stable bubble structure and slow drain time which is used primarily for resource and property protection.

A breeze (wind) blowing inland from the sea generally during daytime hours.

Wildfires caused by smokers from matches, lighters, tobacco, or other smoking material.

Horizontal visibility observed at the ground.

An additive that reduces the surface tension of water (producing wet water) causing it to spread and penetrate more effectively and which produces foam through mechanical means.

A thermal trauma that maybe a superficial, partial thickness or full thickness burn.

Instructional aid in which the sides of a triangle are used to represent the three factors (oxygen, heat, fuel) necessary for combustion and flame production; removal of any of the three factors causes flame production to cease.