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PM2.5

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Particulate matter of mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) less than or equal to 2.5 micrometers.

drizzle

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Precipitation composed exclusively of water drops smaller than 0.02 inches (0.5 mm) in diameter.

fire retardant

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Any substance except plain water that by chemical or physical action reduces flammability of fuels or slows their rate of combustion.

direct attack

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Any treatment applied directly to burning fuel such as wetting, smothering, or chemically quenching the fire or by physically separating the burning from unburned fuel.

direct line

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Any treatment applied directly to burning fuel such as wetting, smothering, or chemically quenching the fire or by physically separating the burning from unburned fuel.

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