A preplanned and understood route firefighters take to move to a safety zone or other low-risk area. When escape routes deviate from a defined physical path, they should be clearly marked (flagged).

Analysis of factors which influence suppression of an escaped fire from which a plan of attack will be developed; includes development of alternative strategies of fire suppression and net effect of each.

A relative number indicating the severity of wildland fire danger as determined from burning conditions and other variable factors of fire danger.

An NDVI-derived image of vegetation greenness compared to how green it has been historically.

In the 1988 version of NFDRS, a code scaled from 0 to 20 representing the greenness of grasses and shrubs from near dead to maximum greenness.

An NDVI-derived image of vegetation greenness compared to a very green reference such as a golf course.

The sequence or order of events that bring a competent ignition source, fuel first ignited and oxidant together allowing them to react with each other.

Activities undertaken in advance of fire occurrence to help ensure more effective fire suppression. Activities includes overall planning, recruitment and training of fire personnel, procurement and maintenance of firefighting equipment and supplies, fuel treatment and creating, maintaining, and improving a system of fuel breaks, roads, water sources, and control lines. 

The date/time the trainee experience was evaluated.

A description of how the resource performed on an incident. The evaluation is focused on the specific capacity the resource was required to perform.