Definition:
Pack Test: Used to determine the aerobic capacity of fire suppression and support personnel and assign physical fitness scores.
Peak Fire Season: That period of the fire season during which fires are expected to ignite most readily, to burn with greater than average intensity, and to create damages at an unacceptable level.
Preparedness: Condition or degree of being ready to cope with a potential fire situation.
Prescribed Fire: Any fire ignited by management actions under certain, predetermined conditions to meet specific objectives related to hazardous fuels or habitat improvement. A written, approved prescribed fire plan must exist, and NEPA requirements must be met, prior to ignition.
Prescribed Burn Plan: This document provides the prescribed fire burn information needed to implement an individual prescribed fire project.
Prescription: Measurable criteria that define conditions under which a prescribed fire may be ignited and managed safely.
Prevention: Activities directed at reducing the incidence of fires, including public education, law enforcement, personal contact, and reduction of fuel hazards.
Pulaski: A combination chopping and trenching tool, which combines a single-bitted axe-blade with a narrow adze-like trenching blade fitted to a straight handle. Useful for grubbing or trenching in duff and matted roots. Well-balanced for chopping.
Pack Test: Used to determine the aerobic capacity of fire suppression and support personnel and assign physical fitness scores.
Peak Fire Season: That period of the fire season during which fires are expected to ignite most readily, to burn with greater than average intensity, and to create damages at an unacceptable level.
Preparedness: Condition or degree of being ready to cope with a potential fire situation.
Prescribed Fire: Any fire ignited by management actions under certain, predetermined conditions to meet specific objectives related to hazardous fuels or habitat improvement. A written, approved prescribed fire plan must exist, and NEPA requirements must be met, prior to ignition.
Prescribed Burn Plan: This document provides the prescribed fire burn information needed to implement an individual prescribed fire project.
Prescription: Measurable criteria that define conditions under which a prescribed fire may be ignited and managed safely.
Prevention: Activities directed at reducing the incidence of fires, including public education, law enforcement, personal contact, and reduction of fuel hazards.
Pulaski: A combination chopping and trenching tool, which combines a single-bitted axe-blade with a narrow adze-like trenching blade fitted to a straight handle. Useful for grubbing or trenching in duff and matted roots. Well-balanced for chopping.
