Fire management

Terminology

One of the recommendations from the meeting on Public Policies Affecting Forest Fires held in Rome from 28-30 October 1998 was for an internationally harmonised fire management terminology to support global or regional fire reporting systems. To help achieve this, FAO revised the FAO paper No. 70 Wildland Fire Terminology in collaboration with members of the global fire community. The said paper was originally developed by Mr Ben Lyon USDA Forest Service with inputs from France, Germany, Italy and Spain: it was originally published in 1986.

The last update and translation of the terminology was made 2005.

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