A Publication of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group Sponsored by Glossary of United States Department of Agriculture United States Wildland Fire Department of the Interior National Association of State Foresters Terminology PMS 205 January 2005 Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology Prepared by National Wildfire Coordinating Group Incident Operations Standards Working Team January 2005 Sponsored for NWCG publication by the Incident Operations Standards Working Team, January 2005 This publication is published electronically by NWCG on the NWCG Web site at http://www.nwcg.gov Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology Preface The Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology provides a comprehensive listing of terms and definitions used by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) community. This document contains terms commonly used by NWCG in the areas of wildland fire and fire use and is not intended to list all terms used by NWCG members and users. To ensure the information contained within the glossary is current and meeting user needs, a thorough review, covering a two-year period, was undertaken. Participants in this review included all NWCG Working Teams and the National Interagency Coordination Center. Through the efforts of the NWCG Information Resources Management Program Management Office, the glossary entries are now presented in a standard format, allowing for improved definition cross-referencing and access. This glossary is available electronically. In this format, information contained will be current when the glossary is accessed. The NWCG has approved this glossary for use by the NWCG and its Working Teams. The NWCG has directed that all NWCG document glossaries will be based upon the Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology for the purpose of maintaining definition consistency and clarity among documents. January 2005 Page 5 Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology January 2005 Page 6 Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology Contents Preface..............................................5 Introduction......................................9 Reference Definitions ....................11 Acronyms.......................................13 Glossary of terms ...........................21 January 2005 Page 7 Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology January 2005 Page 8 Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology Introduction Scope of the Glossary This glossary provides the wildland fire and fire use communities a single source document that covers wildland fire, prescribed fire, fire use and incident management terminology commonly used by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) and its Working Teams. Objective of the Glossary This glossary will help to improve communication and provide consistency in terminology usage throughout those organizations with a mission of wildland fire or fire use management. It will also facilitate consistent use of glossary terms in publications, course development, and incident management activities. The NWCG has approved this glossary for use by the NWCG and its Working Teams. The NWCG has directed that all NWCG document glossaries will be based upon the Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology for the purpose of maintaining definition consistency and clarity among documents. Maintenance of the Glossary Overall stewardship of the glossary is the responsibility of the Incident Operations Standards Working Team (IOSWT). As the Glossary Steward, one of the goals of the IOSWT in keeping the glossary current is to make changes as terms and definitions are submitted by glossary users and approved for glossary inclusion. A Glossary Change Board has been established to accept and review glossary changes and update the glossary on a regular and frequent basis. To take full advantage of NWCG subject matter expertise, each glossary entry has been assigned to one or more Working Teams to serve as glossary custodians. Custodial responsibilities include maintaining definition currency and recommending the retirement of definitions that no longer meet NWCG needs. This glossary is intended to be a dynamic document, updated on a regular cycle. Those wishing to submit wildland fire or fire use terminology for glossary inclusion or to recommend updating or removing existing glossary definitions may do so by sending a glossary entry change request to: NWCG Incident Operations Standards Working Team National Interagency Fire Center 3833 S. Development Avenue Boise, ID 83705 or by e-mailing the request to: [email protected] January 2005 Page 9 Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology When submitting a glossary change request, it is requested that the NWCG Entry Change Request format be used. An electronic copy of this format can be found with the glossary on the NWCG Web site at http://www.nwcg.gov. The Glossary Change Board will review glossary entry change requests before they are incorporated into the glossary. Publication of the Glossary For those who wish to access the most up-to-date, browseable version of this glossary, it is available via the Internet at the NWCG Web site (http://www.nwcg.gov). An electronic version (in PDF format) of the glossary document is available for download or on CD. Instructions for downloading or requesting the CD can be found on the Web site. January 2005 Page 10 Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology Reference Definitions Some of the terms within this glossary will be followed by initials or will have references or comments at the end of the definition to help broaden the recognition and understanding of the term. An explanation of those references is as follows: Also called: means there is another term that may sometimes be in use, but is not defined in this glossary. Acronym: A name made up of the initial letters of a multi-word term or official title. An acronym appears in parentheses following the term. See: means there is another, preferred term that should be used instead. In such a case only the preferred term is defined in this glossary. See Also: means there are one or more related terms that may also be of interest to the glossary user. The related terms are also defined in this glossary. Synonym: means the term is synonymous with another. The terms have the same, or essentially the same, definition and the terms are interchangeable in their use. January 2005 Page 11 Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology January 2005 Page 12 Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology Acronyms 1,000-h TL see: One-thousand Hour Timelag Fuel Moisture FM 100-h TL see: One-hundred Hour Timelag Fuel Moisture FM 10-h TL FM see: Ten-hour Timelag Fuel Moisture 1-h TL FM see: One-hour Timelag Fuel Moisture AAR see: After Action Review ABRO see: Aircraft Base Radio Operator ACAC see: Area Command Aviation Coordinator ACDR see: Area Commander ACLC see: Assistant Area Commander, Logistics ACPC see: Assistant Area Commander, Plans AD see: Administratively Determined ADF see: Automatic Direction Finder ADO see: Assistant Disbursing Officer AGL see: Above Ground Level AID see: Aerial Ignition Device AirNet see: Aircraft Network ALDS see: Automatic Lightning Detection System ALS see: Advanced Life Support AMR see: Appropriate Management Response AMRS see: All Hazards Meteorological Response System AOBD see: Air Operations Branch Director AOP see: Annual Operating Plan (for Fire Weather) APT see: Administrative Payment Team AQMAL see: Air Quality Maintenance Area AREP see: Agency Representative ASA see: Air Stagnation Advisory ASCADS see: Automated Sorting Conversion and Distribution System ASGS see: Air Support Group Supervisor ATA see: Actual Time of Arrival ATCO see: Air Tanker/Fixed-Wing Coordinator ATD see: Actual Time of Departure ATE see: Actual Time En Route ATGS see: Air Tactical Group Supervisor ATIM see: Aircraft Timekeeper ATMU see: Air Transportable Modular Unit ATV see: All Terrain Vehicle AWS see: Automatic Weather Station BACM see: Best Available Control Measures BACT see: Best Available Control Technology BCMG see: Base Manager see: Camp Manager January 2005 Page 13 Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology BLEVE see: Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion BLS see: Basic Life Support Btu see: British Thermal Unit BUI see: Buildup Index CAFS see: Compressed Air Foam Systems CFP see: Cooperative Fire Protection CISD see: Critical Incident Stress Debriefing CLMS see: Claims Specialist CMSY see: Commissary Manager CO see: Carbon Monoxide CO2 see: Carbon Dioxide COML see: Communications Unit Leader COMP see: Compensation/Claims Unit Leader COMT see: Incident Communications Technician COST see: Cost Unit Leader CP see: Centipoise CRWB see: Crew Boss DA see: Departure from Average Greenness DAID see: Delayed Aerial Ignition Devices DECK see: Deck Coordinator DESCON see: Designated Control Burn DISE see: Distributed Incident Simulation Exercise DIVS see: Division/Group Supervisor DL see: Distance Learning DME see: Distance Measuring Equipment DMOB see: Demobilization Unit Leader DOB see: Depth of Burn DOCL see: Documentation Unit Leader DOZB see: Dozer Boss DPRO see: Display Processor DZ see: Drop Zone EFF see: Emergency Firefighter EFp see: Emission Factor EFSA see: Escaped Fire Situation Analysis ELT see: Emergency Locator Transmitter EMC see: Equilibrium Moisture Content EMT see: Emergency Medical Technician EMTB see: Emerency Medical Technician - Basic EMTI see: Emerency Medical Technician - Intermediate EMTP see: Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic EOC see: Emergency Operations Center ERC see: Energy Release Component ETA see: Estimated Time of Arrival ETD see: Estimated Time of Departure