Fire Terminology 2

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Across
  1. 2. Fire status indicating no further spread is expected.
  2. 3. Fire spreading slowly over the ground with a low flame.
  3. 8. Fire status indicating suppression actions are not containing spread.
  4. 10. Arrangement of hose from pump site to the fireline.
  5. 11. Fuels that ignite readily and are consumed rapidly.
  6. 12. Sudden localized increase in fire intensity.
  7. 13. Strategically located camp through which personnel, equipment and supplies are distributed.
  8. 14. Trees uprooted or broken by wind or snow.
  9. 15. Rapidly spreading fire with a well-defined head.
  10. 18. Act of extinguishing a fire after it has been brought under control.
  11. 19. Condition where air enters a pump and interrupts water flow.
  12. 23. Amount of water contained in a fuel.
  13. 24. Portion of a fire perimeter opposite the head.
  14. 25. Suppression method using control lines located away from the fire edge.
Down
  1. 1. Advantageous location, usually a barrier to fire spread, from which suppression action begins.
  2. 4. Preheating phase of combustion before visible flaming occurs.
  3. 5. Entire outer edge boundary of a fire.
  4. 6. Period of time between application and complete evaporation of water.
  5. 7. Condition where fire spreads from crown to crown.
  6. 9. Method of determining whether fire is still burning by carefully feeling for heat.
  7. 16. Crew member responsible for water application and line construction pace.
  8. 17. Ignition of a single tree or small group of trees from base to crown.
  9. 20. Fire ignited outside the main perimeter by firebrands.
  10. 21. Fire burning in surface fuels but not tree crowns.
  11. 22. Standing dead tree that presents a hazard to firefighters.