A Review: Wildland Fire Terms

3. A piece of equipment used to set a prescribed fire holding fuel and a flame
4. The direction in which the sun sets
7. Also called air, part of the fire triangle
10. When a fire rapidly moves into the canopy of a tree or vegetation
11. Combustible materials found on a site that will ignite or carry fire, part of fire triangle
14. Term describing reducing an active wildfire towards extinguishment
16. Also called a very large air tanker
18. Visual location identifier used to understand an area
20. An event occurring in the environment often started by lightning
21. Digital tool that can assist in determining location in the field
22. Type of tree known to lose it's leaves whereas conifers keep foliage
23. Type of vegetation that offers forage along the soil surface
24. When a fire moves slowly down a hill
27. The shape of which we identify the needs for fire
29. The direction towards Canada found on a compass
31. Term used to define the beginning of a fire where perhaps a spark occurs
33. A vehicle on a fire that provides direct access to thousands of gallons of water
34. The direction towards the state of Texas found on a compass
35. Type of vegetation used for making boards to build homes
36. Often found in thunderstorms and is the natural way wildland fire is started

1. A rake like tool with a yellow color, part of the name hangs in the sky
2. Term for what is burning the fuels
4. Part of the fire triangle, two hydrogen molecules and one oxygen molecule
5. A purpose built line that exposes bare mineral soil dug by hand to approximately 2' in width
6. Tool used to determine location without GPS
8. Type of tree known to keep it's foliage whereas deciduous trees lose foliage seasonally
9. A common garden tool often used to dig holes, also used in wildland fire
11. A purpose built area where fuels are reduced or altered to suppress forward movement of a fire
12. The direction towards the state of New York found on a compass
13. A fire extinguishing liquid used more often in structure fire
15. Term used to describe a hill
17. Another term for the flaming front of an actively burning wildland fire
19. Term used to define a set of objectives in a fire developed and put onto the landscape, also a term for medicine
25. Tool used to put active fire out, often found in homes
26. Type of vegetation that offers forage and can be 2-15 feet tall
28. 4x4 Vehicle equipped with water, hoses, crew to suppress wildland fire
30. Term for putting fire out
32. A purpose built area where bare mineral soil is exposed to promote reduction of fire forward progression
33. Term used to describe the layout of the landscape
34. Also called a single engine air tanker