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BURN WINDOW [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Environmental Management
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

A time period within a short-term planning horizon in which the forecasted fire weather is within the previously determined range in order to proceed with a prescribed burn.

CONT

Each prescribed fire plan is peer-reviewed by other fire management specialists within Parks Canada before being approved. Once approved, fire management specialists must wait for their "burn window" to arrive. The burn window can occur when all the conditions that are identified in the fire prescription are met.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Période [...] durant laquelle les conditions forêt-météo prévues se trouvent à l'intérieur des valeurs prédéterminées dans le but de procéder à un brûlage dirigé.

Spanish

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