NIOSH Cedar Fire Report CDF Cedar Fire Report Novato FPD
Investigation Analysis Draft Standard Operating Procedures Inaja
Fire Tragedy A Career Fire Fighter was Killed and a Career
Captain was Severely Injured During a Wildland/Urban Interface
Operation - California GLOSSARY OF TERMS* Crown Closure: Is the
percentage of ground covered by a vertical projection of the
outermost perimeter of the crowns in a stand. Only the crowns
that form part of the upper canopy level (dominant/co-dominant
stratum) are used to determine closure in uneven-aged or stands
with multiple canopy layers. Crown Fire: A fire that advances
from top to top of trees or shrubs more or less independent of a
surface fire. Crown fires are sometimes classed as running or
dependent to distinguish the degree of independence from the
surface fire. Firing Out: Act of lighting fire with a torch,
fusee, etc., to accomplish burning out or backfiring. Fuel
Model: Simulated fuel complex for which all fuel descriptors
required for the solution of a math