NWCG Glossary of Wildland Fire, PMS 205

An event where resources are mobilized to a Wildfire (WF) Event within their corresponding dispatch Center’s response area (boundary). When resources arrive on scene, it is determined the ignition is not within their area of response, but in fact plots within an adjacent dispatch center’s response area (boundary). 

An event dealing with a scheduled activity in a classroom setting or other controlled environment that provides instruction so as to make attendees fit or qualified for incident support activities.

Not open

An event dealing with the various situations that arise as a result of the presence of flammable gas and liquids such as gasoline, oil, etc.

An event dealing with a critical incident event. Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)/Peer Support is the selection and implementation of the most appropriate crisis intervention tactics to best respond to the needs of the situation. CISM has multiple components other than responding after a critical incident occurs. These components can be used before, during, and after a crisis. They include a wide range of various activities, including PreIncident Education (PIE), which provides for resiliency, planning and preparedness, acute crisis management, and post-incident follow up. 

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.

An event dealing with objectives to repair damage or disturbance caused by wildfire. Efforts occurring 1-5 years from ignition date. 

A compound or substance that has been purified or prepared.

Give notice of hazard or caution.

Produced by machinery

An event dealing with maintenance of licenses, currencies, or proficiencies, including recurring proficiencies. 

A useful thing or quality to be put back after loss.

A useful thing or quality to be fixed or mended.

An event dealing with a fire spreading from any fire originally ignited to clear land or burn rubbish, garbage, crop stubble, or meadows (excluding incendiary fires).

A useful thing or quality to be fixed or mended.

An event dealing with the various situations that arise as a result of the presence of radioactive materials.

An event dealing with response to a major flood.

An event dealing with response to mass movement of the earth's surface, including landslide, mudslide, slumping, sinkhole etc.

Development and composition of written communication instruments.

The County Code identifying the county or equivalent entity at point of origin designated at the time of collection. Point of origin is the location where a competent ignition source came into contact with the material first ignited and sustained combustion occurred.

The agency category having land and resource management responsibility for a specific geographical or functional area as provided by federal, state or local law.

The ratio between the amount of vertical rise and horizontal distance of the terrain as expressed in a percent that represents the typical slope in the immediate vicinity of the point of origin of a fire. Point of origin is the location where a competent ignition source came into contact with the material first ignited and sustained combustion occurred.

Indicates the dispatch center inside/outside the current dispatch center for which resources are being requested.

The date and time that the polygon was collected in the field

The Fire Danger Adjective Class Rating representative of an area that best describes the potential initiation, spread, and difficulty of control during intial response. Fire Danger Adjective Class Rating: A method of normalizing rating classes across different fuel models, indexes, and weather station locations. It is a resultant descriptor of the combination of both constant and variable factors that affect the initiation, spread, and difficulty of control of wildfires on an area.

The date and time that the fire point was collected in the field.

The type of incident for which a resource is qualified to perform in a position.