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PERIOD ALERT [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-05-03

English

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

A period when fire fighters, fire control equipment, and aircraft are kept ready for deployment on short notice, usually when the fire danger reaches a predetermined degree of severity.

OBS

[A period of alert] may also involve an increase in fire prevention activities and often precedes a forest closure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévention des incendies
  • Service d'incendie
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Période durant laquelle les équipes d'intervention sont sur un pied d'alerte et les mesures de prévention accentuées en raison du danger d'incendie.

Spanish

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