This technical glossary defines several words and expressions used in forest fire protection and management. The definitions are from the Glossary of Forest Fire Management Terms published in 2003 by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre in Winnipeg.
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Aerial Detection– A system for or the act of discovering, locating, and reporting wildfires from aircraft. May be planned or unplanned.
Aerial Detection Observer – A person assigned to discover, locate and report wildfires from a detection aircraft and to observe and describe conditions concerning detected fires. Also known as air observer.
Air Attack – A fire suppression operation involving the use of aircraft to deliver fire fighting forces, suppressants, or retardants to or on a fire.
Air Attack Officer – The person responsible for directing, coordinating, and supervising a fire suppression operation involving the use of aircraft to deliver retardants, suppressants, or fire fighting forces to or on a fire.
Air/ground attack – Combined action of air and ground forces to attack a fire.
Airtanker – A fixed-wing aircraft fitted with tanks and equipment for dropping suppressants or retardants on fires. Note Helitanker.
Alert code – A convention established among persons directly concerned by the use of airtankers to ensure the relative availability of these aircraft depending on fire situation.
Anchor Point – An advantageous location, usually a barrier to fire spread, from which to start or finish construction of a control line.
Attack – The actual physical fire fighting operation. Note Fire Suppression.
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