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FOREST FIRE DANGER [1 record]

Record 1 2004-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
  • Pre-Fire Planning
  • Fire Detection
DEF

The resultant, often expressed as a danger index, of both constant and variable danger factors affecting the inception, spread and difficulty of control of fires and the damage they cause.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies de végétation
  • Prévision des incendies
  • Détection des incendies
DEF

Résultante d'éléments, les uns constants et les autres variables, qui influent sur l'inflammation et la propagation, et rendent plus ou moins difficile la maîtrise ou l'extinction du foyer. En anglais d'Amérique, «fire danger» désigne souvent les facteurs météorologiques qui favorisent les incendies violents et dont la propagation est rapide.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Incendio de la vegetación
  • Previsión de incendios
  • Detección de incendios
DEF

Peligro producido por la conjunción de la presencia del combustible vegetal, de la probabilidad de que se presente alguna de las causas de incendio y de las condiciones meteorológicas.

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