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National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)

Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology

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PMS 205

July 2012

Contents | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P | Q R | S | T | U V | W X Y Z | Acronyms

This glossary provides the wildland fire and fire use communities a single source for wildland fire, prescribed fire, fire use and incident management terminology commonly used by the NWCG and its subgroups.

For convenience in browsing, this glossary has been divided alphabetically into sections. The glossary is also available for download in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) format and is available on CD, upon request.

A - Az M - Mz
B - Bz N - Nz
C - Cz O - Oz
D - Dz P - Pz
E - Ez Q - Rz
F - Fz S - Sz
G - Gz T - Tz
H - Hz U - Vz
I - Kz W - Zz
L - Lz Acronyms
   
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