A person designated to detect and report fires from a vantage point.

Likelihood that a wildfire capable of causing considerable damage will occur.

The gases, smoke, and debris that rise slowly from a fire while being carried along the ground because the buoyant forces are exceeded by those of the ambient surface wind.

The rising column of gases, smoke, fly ash, particulates, and other debris produced by a fire. The column has a strong vertical component indicating that buoyant forces override the ambient surface wind.

A convection column generated by combustion (of wildland fuel).

The time of day the fire was confirmed to exist or was reported as discovered.

How high above the level of release an emission plume rises.

Speed with which an aircraft traverses the ground over which it flies.

Temperatures higher than that of the normal atmosphere, produced by the process of burning or oxidation.

The organized, phased, and supervised withdrawal, dispersal, or removal of people and/or animals from dangerous or potentially dangerous areas, and their reception and care in safe areas.