Escaped prescribed fire definition

Escaped prescribed fire means an uncontrolled fire on wildland caused by a prescribed fire that escaped control efforts and burned unintended land area.[PL 2013, c. 130, §3 (NEW).]
Escaped prescribed fire. A prescribed fire that has exceeded or is expected to exceed prescription parameters or otherwise meets the criteria for conversion to wildfire. See “Interagency Prescribed Fire- Planning and Implementation Procedures Reference Guide” for specified criteria. Initial Action: The actions taken by the first resources to arrive at a wildfire.
Escaped prescribed fire. A prescribed fire that has exceeded or is expected to exceed prescription parameters or otherwise meets the criteria for conversion to wildfire. See “Interagency Prescribed Fire- Planning and Implementation Procedures Reference Guide” for specified criteria. Initial Action: The actions taken by the first resources to arrive at a wildfire. Prescribed Fire: A wildland fire originating from a planned ignition to meet specific objectives identified in written, approved, prescribed fire plan, for which NEPA requirements (where applicable) have been met prior to ignition. Resource Allocation Strategy: A plan for distributing firefighting resources, especially during times of critical resource shortages, in order to meet Geographic Area incident objectives. The plan may implement one or more specific actions, such as lend-lease or pre-positioning. Unplanned Ignition: The initiation of a wildland fire by lightning, volcanoes, unauthorized and accidental human-caused fires. Use of Wildland Fire: Management of either wildfire or prescribed fire to meet resource objectives specified in Land/Resource Management Plans.

Examples of Escaped prescribed fire in a sentence

  • Escaped Prescribed Fire: a prescribed fire that has exceeded or is expected to exceed prescription parameters or otherwise meets the criteria for conversion to wildfire.

  • Escaped Prescribed Fire: Prescribed fire that has exceeded or is expected to exceed prescription parameters or otherwise meets the criteria for conversion to a wildfire.


More Definitions of Escaped prescribed fire

Escaped prescribed fire means an uncontrolled fire on wildland caused by a prescribed fire that escaped control efforts and burned unintended land area.

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