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Active Crown Fire
Active Fire
Advancing a Line
Aerial Detection
Aerial Reconnaissance
Aerial Torch
Anchor Point
Area of Influence
Armed
Attack a Fire
Attack Line
Attack Time
Attack Unit
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Box Canyon
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Brush Fire
Build-up
Bumpup Method
Burn
Burning Out
Canopy
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Cardinal Directions
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Catface
Chain
Chain of Command
Check Line
Clock Method
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Cold Trailing
Confine
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Cross Shot
Cup Trench
Deck
Detection
Direct Attack
Direct Line
Direct Protection Area
Discovery Time
Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)
Dozer Line
Draft
Drop Pass
Drop Pattern
Drop Zone (DZ)
Dry Run
Envelopment
Escaped Fire
Evacuation
Exposure
Exposure Fire
Extended Attack
Extended Attack Incident
Exterior Fire Protection
Extra Burning Period
False Alarm
Fingers of a Fire
Fire Crew
Fire Crew Work Formation
Fire Detection
Fire Progress Map
Fire Suppression
Fire Suppression Organization
Fire-proofing
Firebreak
Firefighting Forces
Fireline
Firing Out
Firing Technique
Fix
Flank Fire
Flanking Fire Suppression
Flanks of a Fire
Flare-up
Flight Path
Flight Time
Flight Visibility
Foam Line
Forward Rate of Spread
Getaway Time
Going Fire
Gridding
Gross Weight
Ground Effect
Hand Crew
Handline
Hazard Map
Heading
Held Line
Helibase
Helitack
Helitack Crew
Holding Orbit
Hose Lay
Hotshot Crew
Hotspot
Hotspotting
Incremental Drop
Independent Action
Indirect Attack
Initial Attack Crew
Initial Attack Fire (IAF)
Inmate Crew
Jump Spot
Knock Down
Large Fire
Leapfrog Method
Limited Containment
Line Cutter
Line Scout
Live Run
Loadmaster
Lookout
Lookout Tower
Lookout(s), Communication(s), Escape Route(s), and Safety Zone(s) (LCES)
Lost Line
Main Ridge
Major Repair (Aviation)
Mop Up
Mop Up Crew
Mop Up Time
Mopup
Move Up
Move Up Method
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Multiple Fire Situation
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Nonstatistical Fire
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Operating Weight
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Patrol Time
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Peak Fire Season
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Personnel Accountability
Pincer Action
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Point of Attack
Precision Approach Procedure
Precision Approach Radar (PAR)
Progressive Method of Line Construction
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Readiness
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