An 8-character identifier assigned by NESDIS that becomes the RAWS identification number for use with the GOES satellite.

An order given to the airtanker pilot to pick up another load of retardant or water and hold at the reload base. The tanker is still committed to the fire.

Rotating part of a centrifugal pump which imparts energy to the liquid to be moved. For shearing purposes, the impeller is on a rotating shaft within the body of liquid.

Wildland fire-related mishap that results in serious or non-serious injuries involving multiple personnel, near accident (which would have resulted in a serious injury or fatality), or substantial loss of property (less than $250,000). The mishap may be so complex and fraught with operational discrepancies that it has the potential to produce an accident, serious injury, or fatality given a similar environment or set of circumstances that existed at the time of the incident. 

Any potential accident which, through prevention, education, hazard reduction, or luck, did not occur.

Pilot responsible for the operation and safety of an aircraft during flight time.

A plan developed in the collaborative framework established by the Wildland Fire Leadership Council and agreed to by state, Tribal, and local government, local fire department, other stakeholders and federal land management agencies managing land in the vicinity of the planning area.

Refers to the regulations governing all aviation activities of civil aircraft within the United States and its territories.

Communications Unit staff install and test communications equipment, supervise and operate the incident communications center, distribute and recover communications equipment assigned to incident personnel, and maintain and repair communications equipment on site.Most complex incidents have an incident Communications Plan.

Map showing the different classes of visible area covered by a lookout point or points; may differentiate between seen areas, indirectly visible areas, and blind areas, or only between seen areas and blind areas. Also known as seen area map.