If you are unsure what ladder fuels are or what a red card warning means, then the Fire Adapted Learning Network has a great resource for you. The FAC learning network is a nationwide network of Fire Adapted Community practitioners that work together to exchange information, collaborate to enhance the practice of fire adaptation, and help communities before, during, and after wildfires.
Wildfire terminology you might encounter includes:
Aerial Fuels:
All live and dead vegetation in the forest canopy or above surface fuels, including tree branches, twigs, cones, snags, moss, and high brush.
Burning Index:
An estimate of the potential difficulty of fire containment as it relates to flame length at the most rapidly spreading portion of a fire’s perimeter.
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