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BEHAVIOUR FIRE [11 records]

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Record 1 2024-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
  • Fires and Explosions
Key term(s)
  • fire behavior

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies de végétation
  • Feux et explosions
DEF

Manière dont le feu se développe, se propage ou réagit en fonction de facteurs tels les combustibles, la topographie et les paramètres météorologiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
OBS

Forestry Canada Fire Danger Group.

Key term(s)
  • Development and Structure of the Canadian Forest Fire Behaviour Prediction System

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Incendies de végétation
OBS

Groupe de travail sur les dangers d'incendie.

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education (General)
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

An instructional aid in which the sides of an equilateral triangle represent the three interacting components of the fire environment that are responsible for fire behaviour (i.e. fire weather, fuels and topography).

Key term(s)
  • fire behavior triangle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Outil didactique en forme de triangle équilatéral dont les côtés représentent les trois [...] éléments en interaction qui sont responsables du comportement du feu, soit les facteurs météorologiques, les combustibles et la topographie.

Spanish

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Record 4 2024-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
  • Fire Prevention
CONT

Fires were carried out in June and July, which corresponds to the main fire season for this region of Siberia. Plots were burned under a wide range of fuel moisture and weather conditions to observe effects on fire behaviour, fire severity, emissions, and other ecological factors. All experimental plots were burned using line ignition along the windward side to quickly create equilibrium fire behaviour that mimics wildfires under similar burning conditions ...

Key term(s)
  • equilibrium fire behavior

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies de végétation
  • Prévention des incendies

Spanish

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Record 5 2024-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
  • Fires and Explosions
DEF

A level of fire behaviour that often precludes any fire suppression action.

OBS

[Extreme fire behaviour] usually involves one or more of the following characteristics: high rate of spread and head fire intensity, crowning, prolific spotting, presence of large fire whirls, and a well-established convection column. Fires exhibiting such phenomena often behave in an erratic and dangerous manner.

Key term(s)
  • extreme fire behavior

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies de végétation
  • Feux et explosions
DEF

Comportement d'un feu dont la vitesse, l'intensité ou le comportement erratique limite ou empêche toute mesure de suppression traditionnelle.

Spanish

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Record 6 2024-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
  • Emergency Management
OBS

Canada's current method of fire danger assessment is known as the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS), which took shape in the late 1960s when the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) envisioned a modular design for a national fire danger rating system. The CFFDRS currently comprises two major subsystems, namely the Fire Weather Index (FWI) System and the Fire Behaviour Prediction (FBP) System.

Key term(s)
  • Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Rating System

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Incendies de végétation
  • Gestion des urgences
OBS

La Méthode canadienne d'évaluation des dangers d'incendie de forêt (MCEDIF) est le système national canadien d'évaluation des dangers d'incendie de forêt. Le système renferme l'affichage de données météorologiques, à la fois existantes et à venir, servant à l'évaluation des dangers d'incendie de forêt, la description de la fréquence des incendies ainsi que la prévision des caractéristiques du comportement du feu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de sistemas
  • Incendio de la vegetación
  • Gestión de emergencias
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Record 7 2024-05-07

English

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

A ranking scale to describe fire behaviour based on a set of visual indicators.

Key term(s)
  • fire behavior rank

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'intervention (incendies)
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Échelle de classement pour décrire le comportement du feu sur la base d'un ensemble d'indicateurs visuels.

Spanish

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Record 8 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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Record 9 2001-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

Any characteristic behaviour that might increase significantly the hazard presented by the burning material (e.g. dense smoke, flammable vapours, toxic smoke, possibility of polymerization or explosion).

OBS

a long history of over 150 years of excellent performance in numerous severe fires has established the superior fire endurance of heavy timber framing.

OBS

Compare "fire property", "fire hazard properties" and "burning characteristics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Comportement d'un matériau qui, dans des conditions d'essai spécifiées, alimente un feu auquel il est exposé.

CONT

Le décret no 57.1161 [...] définit la réaction au feu d'un matériau comme "l'aliment qui peut être apporté au feu et au développement de l'incendie" par ce matériau. La notion "d'aliment" apportée au feu correspond à une notion de combustibilité du matériau, donc de la quantité de calories dégagées [...]

OBS

[Il y a six] classements de réaction. [...]. M0 : incombustible; M1 : Non inflammable; M2 : Difficilement inflammable; M3 : Moyennement inflammable; M4 : Facilement inflammable; M5 : Très facilement inflammable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fuegos y explosiones
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
DEF

Contribución de un material al inicio, desarrollo y propagación de un fuego.

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Record 10 2000-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros
DEF

Respuesta de un material o producto (reacción al fuego) o actuación de un elemento de construcción (resistencia al fuego) en condiciones de incendio.

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Record 11 1993-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
DEF

Qualifies products with an improved fire behaviour.

OBS

improved fire behaviour: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
DEF

Qualifie les produits ayant un comportement au feu amélioré.

OBS

comportement au feu amélioré : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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