A statement provided to the incident commander by the agency administrator delegating authority and assigning responsibility. The delegation of authority can include objectives, priorities, expectations, constraints and other considerations or guidelines as needed.

On-incident costs and off-incident costs. On-incident costs include caterer, shower units, mobile commissary, cache supplies, and materials, etc. Off-incident costs include expanded dispatch, buying teams, administrative payment teams, cache personnel, area command, transportation to/from incident, etc. 

An entity with specific capabilities or resources that support the primary agencies in executing the mission of the ESF.

Ratio of the amount of water to the amount of dry plant material in living plants.

Use of aircraft for detecting and observing fire behavior, values-at-risk, suppression activity, and other critical factors to facilitate command decisions on strategy and tactics needed for fire suppression.

Person who sees evidence of criminal activity, actual commission of a crime or a criminal fleeing a crime scene.

The height above the surface of the ground to which a tree canopy is scorched.

Any area wherein residences and other developments are scattered and intermingled with forest, range, or farm land and native vegetation or cultivated crops.

Char patterns formed on paint or burned wood remains, usually in the shape of blisters.

Sometimes referred to as "alligatoring", where combustible material appears to have a fissured or scaly appearance similar to an alligator's hide. Most commonly associated with finished lumber products, such as boards and fence posts.