Burning in patches to prepare sites for group planting or sowing or to form a barrier to subsequent fires.

A job hazard analysis identifies hazards associated with work projects and worksites, and identifies protective equipment or modified work procedures needed.

The natural resources of an area, such as timber, grass, watershed values, recreation values, and wildlife habitat.

Include property, structures, physical improvements, natural and cultural resources, community infrastructure, and economic, environmental, and social values.

A threat or an incident, natural or manmade, that warrants action to protect life, property, the environment, and public health or safety, and to minimize disruptions of government, social, or economic activities. It includes natural disasters, cyber incidents, industrial accidents, pandemics, acts of terrorism, sabotage, and destructive criminal activity targeting critical infrastructure. This also includes the effects climate change has on the threats and hazards.

An occurrence, either human-caused or a natural phenomenon, that requires action or support by emergency services personnel to prevent or minimize loss of life or damage to property and/or natural resources.

A fire resulting from many simultaneous ignitions that generates a high level of energy output.

A fire department of which some or all members are unpaid.

A weather station that transmits weather observations via GOES satellite to the Wildland Fire Management Information system.

A point, line, or area, at which mass or energy is added to a system, either instantaneously or continuously. Examples of sources in the context of air pollution are as follows: a smoke stack is a point source; a freeway is a line source; field or slash burning are area sources.