NWCG Glossary of Wildland Fire, PMS 205

The date/time the trainee experience was evaluated.

The individual who is qualified in the position being evaluated, or supervises the position being evaluated, having responsibility for observing task(s) being performed and documenting successful performance for agency certification or re-certification. Evaluator responsibilities must remain separate from the individual assigned as Trainer/Coach. 

The transformation of a liquid to its gaseous state; heat is released by the liquid during this process.

A generic term that relates to both planned and unplanned response activities by the interagency wildland fire community.

An incident that is a scheduled non-emergency activity (e.g., sporting event, concert, parade).

Identifies the types of incidents and planned events to which the interagency wildland fire community responds.

A code and description that identifies the types of incidents and planned events to which the interagency wildland fire community responds.

A general, high-level code and description of the types of incidents and planned events to which the interagency wildland fire community responds.

An area where evidence or potential evidence is or may be located and should be secured and protected from unauthorized entry.

Categories of employees as defined in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), who are either covered or exempted from coverage under the ActPay entitlements vary depending on the employee's FLSA status.

Diesel carbon is bound together with polymeric lubricant resins and form particles with pumice-like, granular, or flaky appearence which is often sooty or oily.

Device which uses the exhaust gas flow of an engine for priming a centrifugal pump.

An organization needed to support an incident which expands along with the Incident Command System.

Skills and interventions not included in the National EMS Scope of Practice Model necessary for EMS professionals functioning in health care settings other than typical pre-hospital emergency care including, but are not limited to, emergency departments, physician’s offices, urgent care settings, occupational medicine, summer camps, wildland fire medical units, disasters, etc.

The ratio of the volume of the foam in its aerated state to the original volume of the non-aerated foam solution.

Thin brass or aluminum ring that is used to seat the hose jacket to the coupling and hose bowl gasket forming a secure, watertight seal.

Documented performance in a position.

The time when the Experience began.

The time when the Experience ended.

Someone with sufficient skill, knowledge, or experience in a given field so as to be capable of drawing inferences or reaching conclusions or opinions that an average person would not be competent to reach. The expert's opinion testimony should aim the judge or jury in their understanding of the fact at issue. 

An event dealing with the various situations that arise as a result of an explosion, presence of an explosive device, or electrical hazard - no fire. 

The side of an object facing the oncoming fire.

Direction in which a slope faces, usually with respect to cardinal directions.

The general surroundings of a site with special reference to its openness to winds.

Property that may be endangered by a fire burning in another structure or by a wildfire.

Classification for a fire not originating in a building, but which ignites building(s). A fire originating in one building and spreading to another is classified under the original cause of fire.

To drop retardant in such a way that the load slightly overlaps and links a previous drop. "Extend your last drop."

Actions taken on a wildfire that has exceeded the initial response.

An incident that exceeds the capability of the initial attack resources and/or organization to successfully manage the incident to conclusion.

The protection of structures from the exterior, with no interior access or activity.

A load that is carried or extends outside of the aircraft fuselage.

Maximum external stress load (in pounds) with full fuel and pilot in calm air at standard atmospheric temperature.

Substance used to put out a fire by cooling the burning material, blocking the supply of oxygen, or chemically inhibiting combustion.

For any particular fire which is neither contained nor controlled, any 24-hour period following the termination of the first burning period.

Extreme implies a level of fire behavior characteristics that ordinarily precludes methods of direct control action. One or more of the following is usually involved: high rate of spread, prolific crowning and/or spotting, presence of fire whirls, strong convection column. Predictability is difficult because such fires often exercise some degree of influence on their environment and behave erratically, sometimes dangerously. 

The formation of a desired shape by ejecting through a shaped opening.

Exuded matter; especially : the material composed of serum, fibrin, and white blood cells that escape from blood vessels into a superficial lesion or area of inflammation.

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

Facilities Unit staff set up, maintain, and demobilize all facilities used in support of incident operations. This staff provides facility maintenance and law enforcement/security services needed for incident support. Facilities Unit staff set up the Incident Command Post (ICP), Incident Base, and camps (including trailers or other forms of shelter in and around the incident area) and ensure the maintenance of those facilities. This unit’s staff provide and maintain personnel support facilities, including areas for eating, sleeping, sanitation and showers, and staging. Staff in this unit order additional support items such as portable toilets, shower facilities, and lighting units through the Supply Unit.

A temperature scale on which 320 F denotes the temperature of melting ice, and 2120 F the temperature of boiling water, both under standard atmospheric pressure.

A person who fells trees.

Two agency qualified sawyers specially trained and equipped to conduct saw operations in moderate and high complexity situations.

An event where a wildfire was initially suspected, but ultimately an ignition could not be located; or the basis for the initial report was subsequently attributed to a non-fire source, such as water vapor or vented industrial emissions. The key point here is No FIRE, an incident cannot be a false alarm if an ignition is located.

The primary contact between the agency and the victim’s family

Activities related to the cultivation of crops or raising of livestock.