A Review: Wildland Fire Terms

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Across
  1. 3. A piece of equipment used to set a prescribed fire holding fuel and a flame
  2. 4. The direction in which the sun sets
  3. 7. Also called air, part of the fire triangle
  4. 10. When a fire rapidly moves into the canopy of a tree or vegetation
  5. 11. Combustible materials found on a site that will ignite or carry fire, part of fire triangle
  6. 14. Term describing reducing an active wildfire towards extinguishment
  7. 16. Also called a very large air tanker
  8. 18. Visual location identifier used to understand an area
  9. 20. An event occurring in the environment often started by lightning
  10. 21. Digital tool that can assist in determining location in the field
  11. 22. Type of tree known to lose it's leaves whereas conifers keep foliage
  12. 23. Type of vegetation that offers forage along the soil surface
  13. 24. When a fire moves slowly down a hill
  14. 27. The shape of which we identify the needs for fire
  15. 29. The direction towards Canada found on a compass
  16. 31. Term used to define the beginning of a fire where perhaps a spark occurs
  17. 33. A vehicle on a fire that provides direct access to thousands of gallons of water
  18. 34. The direction towards the state of Texas found on a compass
  19. 35. Type of vegetation used for making boards to build homes
  20. 36. Often found in thunderstorms and is the natural way wildland fire is started
Down
  1. 1. A rake like tool with a yellow color, part of the name hangs in the sky
  2. 2. Term for what is burning the fuels
  3. 4. Part of the fire triangle, two hydrogen molecules and one oxygen molecule
  4. 5. A purpose built line that exposes bare mineral soil dug by hand to approximately 2' in width
  5. 6. Tool used to determine location without GPS
  6. 8. Type of tree known to keep it's foliage whereas deciduous trees lose foliage seasonally
  7. 9. A common garden tool often used to dig holes, also used in wildland fire
  8. 11. A purpose built area where fuels are reduced or altered to suppress forward movement of a fire
  9. 12. The direction towards the state of New York found on a compass
  10. 13. A fire extinguishing liquid used more often in structure fire
  11. 15. Term used to describe a hill
  12. 17. Another term for the flaming front of an actively burning wildland fire
  13. 19. Term used to define a set of objectives in a fire developed and put onto the landscape, also a term for medicine
  14. 25. Tool used to put active fire out, often found in homes
  15. 26. Type of vegetation that offers forage and can be 2-15 feet tall
  16. 28. 4x4 Vehicle equipped with water, hoses, crew to suppress wildland fire
  17. 30. Term for putting fire out
  18. 32. A purpose built area where bare mineral soil is exposed to promote reduction of fire forward progression
  19. 33. Term used to describe the layout of the landscape
  20. 34. Also called a single engine air tanker