1. 01-1-S190-EP Unit 1 - Basic Concepts of Wildland Fire

2. 01-2-S190-EP Unit Objective Define basic terminology used in wildland fire.

3. 01-3-S190-EP Parts of a Fire

4. 01-4-S190-EP Origin

5. 01-5-S190-EP Head

6. 01-6-S190-EP Flank (Flanks)

7. 01-7-S190-EP Rear or Heel

8. 01-8-S190-EP Perimeter

9. 01-9-S190-EP Finger

10. 01-10-S190-EP Pocket

11. 01-11-S190-EP Island

12. 01-12-S190-EP Spot Fire

13. 01-13-S190-EP Head Rear or Heel Origin Right Flank Left Flank Which flank is more active? Where would you start to fight this fire?

14. 01-14-S190-EP What are these two fire parts called?

15. 01-15-S190-EP Fire Behavior Terms

16. 01-16-S190-EP Smoldering Fire burning without flame and barely spreading.

17. 01-17-S190-EP Creeping Fire burning with a low flame and spreading slowly.

18. 01-18-S190-EP Running Fire spread rapidly with a well defined head. *Click on image to play video

19. 01-19-S190-EP Spotting Fire producing sparks or embers that are carried by the wind or convection that start new fires beyond the main fire *Click on image to play video

20. 01-20-S190-EP Torching

21. 01-21-S190-EP Crowning Fire advances from top-to-top of trees or shrubs more or less independently of the surface fire. *Click on image to play video

22. 01-22-S190-EP Flare up Sudden acceleration of fire spread or intensity, but of relatively short duration.

23. 01-23-S190-EP Firewhirl A spinning, moving column of ascending air rising within a vortex and carrying aloft smoke, debris, and flames. *Click on image to play video

24. 01-24-S190-EP What type of fire behavior is this? *Click on image to play video

25. 01-25-S190-EP What type of fire behavior is this? *Click on image to play video

26. 01-26-S190-EP Other useful firefighting terms Anchor point Control line Fireline Mop-up Contained Controlled L.C.E.S.