Landowner Education: Firewise Information

Definitions

Wildland Fire

Any non-structure fire that occurs in the wildland, including prescribed fire, wildfire, and wildland fire use.

National Wildfire Coordinating Group definition

Wildfire

An unplanned, unwanted wildland fire including unauthorized human-caused fires, escaped wildland fire use events, escaped prescribed fire projects, and all other wildland fires where the objective is to put the fire out.

National Wildfire Coordinating Group definition

Prescribed Fire

Any fire ignited by management actions under certain, predetermined conditions to meet specific objectives related to hazardous fuels or habitat improvement. A written, approved prescribed fire plan must exist, and NEPA requirements must be met, prior to ignition.

USDA Forest Service definition

Firewise

A national program that empowers and supports homeowners to take individual responsibility for protecting their homes against wildfire risk.

http://www.firewise.org

Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)

A mechanism used to address community wildfire risk and usually is a detailed plan catered to specific community needs.

Certified Prescribed Burner

A person who has completed the training and/or other requirements within their state to be afforded protection from a specified degree of liability.