Rate of Spread glossary and government resources

Rate of Spread : the speed at which a fire extends its horizontal dimensions,expressed in terms of distance per unit area of time. Generally thought of in terms of afire's forward movement or head fire rate of spread, but also applicable to backfire andflank fire rate of spread. [Ministry of Forests -- Government of British Columbia]

NFP Glossary of Terms : Results starting with "R"
Rate of Spread: The relative activity of a fire in extending its horizontal

NFP Glossary of Terms : Results starting with "H"
The portion of the fire having the fastest rate of spread. ... the spread of

ARS | Publication request: Geographic Distribution and Dispersal ...
...and rate of spread of the melaleuca snout beetle (Oxyops vitiosa), ... The rate

ARS | Publication request: Dispersal of Oxyops Vitiosa: a ...
...the geographic distribution and rate of spread of Oxyops vitiosa (Pascoe),

Multicentre study on factors determining differences in rate of ...
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore whether the differences

The effect of population subdivision on the rate of spread of ...
In all cases, population subdivision slows the rate of spread relative to a

CFES Animation - What is the Rate of Spread?
...from probability distribution The randomly chosen rate of spread is very high.

Rate of Spread Details and Assumptions
Rate of Spread - Assumptions and Details. This rate of spread is based on 2pm

Quarterly Report to the Domestic Policy Council on the Prevalence ...
This article summarizes the third report to the Domestic Policy Council (DPC)

Current Trends Quarterly Report to the Domestic Policy Council on ...
The Public Health Service will reexamine estimates of the prevalence and rate

Purple Loosestrife
Spread into Midwest: 1880-1900; Colonization of Midwest and Northwest Pacific

Purple Loosestrife
...or observations as a means of estimating the rate of spread of rangeland weeds.

Yosemite National Park
Blow-up -- A sudden increase in fire intensity or rate of spread strong

National Fire News
Blow-up: A sudden increase in fire intensity or rate of spread strong enough

Double-click the flowchart for a larger version... Ignition ...
...properties to compute the forward rate of spread at the head of the fire.

BLM Wyoming Fire Management Glossary
One or more of the following is usually involved: high rate of spread,

HealthyForests.gov: The official US Healthy Forests website
...combination of vegetation types ) for which all fuel descriptors required for

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