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backing fire

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That portion of the fire with slower rates of fire spread and lower intensity normally moving into the wind and/or down slope.

paracargo

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Anything intentionally dropped, or intended for dropping, from any aircraft by parachute, by other retarding devices, or by free fall.

wet

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The contractor furnishes all equipment operating supplies.

absolute humidity

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According to the American Meteorological Society, (also called vapor density). In a system of moist air, the ratio of the mass of water vapor present to the volume occupied by the mixture; that is, the density of the water vapor component.

operational period

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The time scheduled for executing a given set of operation actions, as specified in the IAP. Operational periods can be of various lengths, but are typically 12 to 24 hours.

unified command

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Established when more than one agency has incident jurisdiction or when incidents cross political jurisdictions. This is accomplished by establishing a common set of incident objectives and strategies, without losing or abdicating authority, responsibility, or accountability.

permission state

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The authorization stage of create, read, update and delete actions in an application based on where the incident is occurring within the lifecyle.

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