Wildland fire terminology update [including: Useful wildland fire glossaries; 'Wildfire'--a tainted term; and Wildland fire management terminology]

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Document Type: Journal Article

Author(s): H. Brown

Publication Year: 2000

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bibliographies
education
fire management
fire suppression
firefighting personnel
fuel accumulation
Washington
wilderness fire management
wildfires

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Record Last Modified: May 22, 2019

FRAMES Record Number: 40935

Tall Timbers Record Number: 15750

TTRS Location Status: In-file

TTRS Call Number: A13.32:60/2

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From the text ... 'Using standard terminology improves communication for a safer, better wildland fire organization. ...As policy evolves and new technologies emerge, wildland fire terminology is subject to constant change. ...The National Interagency Incident Management System was specifically designed to address the need for a standard wildland fire terminology in the United States.'

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Link to the full Fire Management Today issue (1.6 MB; pdf)

Citation:

Brown, H. 2000. Wildland fire terminology update [including: Useful wildland fire glossaries; 'Wildfire'--a tainted term; and Wildland fire management terminology]. Fire Management Today, v. 60, no. 2, p. 41-46.