Module 1: Definitions Flashcards
1
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Fire Management
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involves the control & wise use of fire in relation to natural resource management decisions & activites
2
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Fire Weather
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conditions that influence ignition, behaviour & suppression
3
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Fire Behaviour
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the manner in which a fire reacts to the variable of fuel weather & topography
4
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The Fire Environment
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topography, fuel, weather that influences fire behaviour
5
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Fire Control
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process of aiming & firing heavy weapons prevention, monitoring of accidental fires
6
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Wildland/ Urban Interface
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the zone of transition between unoccupied land & human development
7
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Fire Ecology
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linking natural fire in an ecosystem
8
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Prescribed Fire Management
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pre-plan to burn a specific area
