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FIRE BEHAVIOUR OFFICER [1 record]

Record 1 2011-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Fire-Fighting Services
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

A specialist position under the plans function of a fire overhead team (assigned to a campaign fire) responsible for making predictions of probable fire behaviour based on an analysis of the current and forecasted state of the fire environment.

Key term(s)
  • fire behavior officer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Service d'incendie
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Personne responsable des prévisions relatives au comportement de l'incendie, qui se base sur l'analyse de l'état actuel et prévu des conditions de brûlage.

Spanish

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