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WATCH-OUT SITUATIONS [1 record]

Record 1 2001-05-01

English

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

A list of potential situations that may be unsafe for fire fighters in suppressing a forest fire.

OBS

watch-out situations; watch out situations; watchout situations: terms rarely used in the singular (watch-out situation; watch out situation; watchout situation).

Key term(s)
  • watch-out situation
  • watch out situation
  • watchout situation

French

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

Liste de circonstances constituant un risque potentiel pour tout sapeur-pompier combattant un incendie forestier.

OBS

situations de danger potentiel : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (situation de danger potentiel).

Key term(s)
  • situation de mise en garde
  • situations de mise en garde
  • situation de danger potentiel

Spanish

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