NWCG Glossary of Wildland Fire (PMS 205)

Term	Steward	Status	Definition
widow-maker	TFSC Tree Felling Subcommittee	Approved	A loose limb, top, or piece of bark lodged in a tree, which may fall on anyone working beneath it.
wildfire	FMB Fire Management Board	Approved	A wildland fire originating from an unplanned ignition, such as lightning, volcanos, unauthorized and accidental human caused fires, and prescribed fires that are declared wildfires.
wildfire response strategies	ICSC Incident Command Subcommittee	Approved	The range of options available for response to a wildfire.
wildfire suppression	IOSC Incident Operations Subcommittee	Approved	An appropriate management response to wildfire or prescribed fire that results in curtailment of fire spread and eliminates all identified threats from the particular fire.
wildland	PMC Fire Planning Management Committee, FESC Fire Environment Subcommittee	Approved	An area in which development is essentially non-existent, except for roads, railroads, powerlines, and similar transportation facilities. Structures, if any, are widely scattered.
wildland fire	FMB Fire Management Board	Approved	Any non-structure fire that occurs in vegetation or natural fuels. Includes wildfires and prescribed fires.
Wildland Fire Assessment System (WFAS)	FDSC Fire Danger Subcommittee	Approved	An internet-based information system, providing national views of weather and fire potential, including national fire danger and weather maps and satellite-derived greenness maps.
wildland fire decision		Requested
wildland fire dispatch area boundary polygon	GISC Geospatial Information Subcommittee	Requested	A polygon depicting a dispatch area boundary.
wildland fire dispatch office location point	GISC Geospatial Information Subcommittee	Requested	A point identifying a wildland fire dispatch office's spatial location.
wildland fire event line	GISC Geospatial Information Subcommittee	Requested
wildland fire event point	GISC Geospatial Information Subcommittee	Requested
wildland fire event polygon	GISC Geospatial Information Subcommittee	Requested
wildland fire leadership principles	QMC Qualifications Management Committee, LTSC Leadership Training Subcommittee, LDSC Leadership Development Subcommitte	Approved	Eleven principles describing tangible behaviors that reflect and demonstrate the wildland fire leadership values.
wildland fire leadership values	QMC Qualifications Management Committee, LTSC Leadership Training Subcommittee, LDSC Leadership Development Subcommitte	Approved	Three guiding values that should be the basis for the decisions that leaders make.
wildland fire location point	GISC Geospatial Information Subcommittee	Requested	The spatial representation of a fire occurrence as a point.
wildland fire module	FMSC Fuels Management Subcommittee	Approved	A group of 7-10 highly skilled personnel specifically associated with the planning and implementation of planned and unplanned wildland fire and hazardous fuels treatments. May be classified as a Type 1 or Type 2 dependent on qualifications and experience.
wildland fire perimeter polygon	GISC Geospatial Information Subcommittee	Requested	A spatial representation of the daily and final fire perimeter as a polygon.
Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment (RCA)		Requested	Used to evaluate firefighter safety issues, assess risk, and identify the appropriate incident management organization.
wildland fire serious accident	SRC Safety/Risk Management Committee	Approved	Any accident where one or more fatalities occur and/or three or more personnel are inpatient hospitalized as a direct result, or in support of wildland fire suppression or prescribed fire operations. Accident may result in substantial property or equipment damage of $250,000 or more.&nbsp;
wildland role	UIB Unit Identifier Board	Approved	The responsibility of an organization related to wildland fire.
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)	FMB Fire Management Board	Approved	The line, area, or zone where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetation fuels.
Wildland Urban Interface indicator	IRSC Incident Reporting Subcommittee	Approved	A flag that indicates if the presence of Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) increased the cost or management complexity of a wildfire.
wildland urban interface polygon	GISC Geospatial Information Subcommittee	Requested	A spatial representation of the extent of the wildland fire urban interface as a polygon.
wind	IWSC Incident Weather Subcommittee	Approved	The horizontal movement of air relative to the surface of the earth.

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