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Type: Fact Sheet / Brief / Bulletin
Author(s): Northwest Fire Science Consortium
Publication Date: 2017

Fire behavior is the way a fire acts - how and when fuels ignite, flames develop, and fire spreads as influenced by its interaction with fuel, weather, and topography. Read more at Fire Facts: What is? Fire Behavior.

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Citation: Northwest Fire Science Consortium. 2017. What is? Fire behavior. Fire Facts. Corvallis, OR: Northwest Fire Science Consortium. 2 p.

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Topics:
Fire Behavior    Fuels    Weather
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • fire spread
  • topography
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Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 25429