The person appointed by the President to coordinate federal assistance in the designated area following the declaration of a major disaster or emergency under the Stafford Act.

Non-compensable time, e.g., eating, sleeping or other activities of a personal nature.

Any light, mobile vehicular unit with limited pumping and water capacity for off-road operations.

The helibase operational area that includes the touchdown pad, safety circle, hover lanes, and external cargo transport area.

The speed and intensity of actions relative to the speed and intensity of the unfolding events in the operational environment.

A federal employee pilot or pilot contracted by a federal agency to fly agency, contracted or leased aircraft. This does not include pilots employed by an aircraft vendor as part of an aircraft services contract, such as airtanker contracts, helicopter contracts or other aircraft contracts.

The WCT consists of three separate levels of tests which correspond with the three duty types. The tests are defined as Pack Test, Field Test, Walk Test.

The phase of a fire when most of the emissions are entrained into a definite convection column.

The personnel and equipment collectively assigned to the suppression of a specific fire or group of fires.

All work and activities connected with control and fire-extinguishing operations, beginning with discovery and continuing until the fire is completely extinguished.