Scorch pattern left on canopy of standing fuels that indicates the direction of fire progression at that point. This fire pattern indicator is included within the fire pattern indicator category of Angle of Char.

A device for connecting hoses of the same size with non-matching hose threads, or connecting a threaded coupling to a quick-connect coupling.

Device that connects the ends of adjacent hoses or other components of hose.

Person who starts a fire, usually deliberately and maliciously.

Starting a fire, usually deliberately and maliciously.

A land area definable by specified management objectives, constraints, topographic features, access, values to be protected, political boundaries, fuel types, major fire regime groups, and other defined elements that set it apart from an adjacent area. The primary purpose of developing Fire Management Units in fire management planning is to assist in organizing information in complex landscapes. A fire management unit may have dominant management objectives and pre-selected strategies assigned to accomplish these objectives. 

The area where investigator(s) begin their on-scene search for the general origin area.

Map showing the time required for the initial attack crew to reach various parts of a protection unit from specified positions.

Specific, achievable, measurable, time-limited results to be achieved through land management practices, either through a description of a desired condition or the degree of desired change in an attribute.

Individuals within ICS organizational units that are assigned specific managerial responsibilities, e.g., staging area manager or camp manager.