Definition of fire hazard in English English dictionary
the potential fire behavior for a fuel type, regardless of the fuel type's weather-influenced fuel moisture content or its resistance to fireguard construction Assessment is based on physical fuel characteristics, such as fuel arrangement, fuel load, condition of herbaceous vegetation, and presence of elevated fuels
-The overall potential for wildfire in a vegetated ecosystem, often expressed as a condition of fuels on the ground and the probability of ignition To reduce the fire hazard in an area, managers must deal primarily with the fine fuels on the surface of the forest floor and with the smaller diameter trees growing in the understory of a forest that provide a ladder to the larger, dominant overstory trees
describes the fuel potentially available for burning and takes into consideration such factors as location, quantity, arrangement, and current or potential flammability of the fuel When considered in combination with fire weather variables, it determines the difficulty of suppression once the fuel is ignited and also signifies the potential threat to human life, property and other assets
The amount, conditions, and structure of fuels that will burn if a fire enters an area
A general term to describe the potential fire behaviour, without regard to the state of weather-influenced fuel moisture content, and/or resistance to fireguard construction for a given fuel type The assessment is based on physical fuel characteristics (e g , fuel arrangement, fuel load, condition of herbaceous vegetation, presence of ladder fuels)