A model for predicting the average number of reportable human caused fires from a given ignition component value.

A facility established as the central point of contact for news media and interest parties to coordinate incident information activities at the scene of the incident. Public information officials from all participating federal, state, and local agencies should collocate at the JIC. 

The duration of flaming and smoldering combustion phases at a specified point within a burn or for the whole burn, expressed in convenient units of time.

The equilibrium moisture content (EMC) commensurate with the boundary conditions and precipitation events of the preceding 24 hours.

A lookout point intermittently used to supplement the visible area coverage of the primary lookout system when required by fire danger, poor visibility, or other factors.

A chart of wind speed in relation to height, most commonly determined by a pilot balloon observation.

Military Operations Area found on aeronautical charts.

Method of carrying hose on the shoulders.

A fire burning with a size and intensity such that its behavior is determined by interaction between its own convection column and weather conditions above the surface.

A number related to the potential of firebrands to which a given area will be exposed during the rating day.