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Terms and Definitions
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Pack Test
Used to determine the aerobic capacity of fire suppression and support personnel and assign physical fitness scores. The test consists of walking a specified distance, with or without a weighted pack, in a predetermined period of time, with altitude corrections.
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Paracargo
Anything dropped, or intended for dropping, from an aircraft by parachute, other retarding devices or free fall.
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Peak Fire Season
That period of the fire season during which fires are expected to ignite most readily, to burn with greater than average intensity and to create damages at an unacceptable level.
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Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE)
All firefighting personnel must be equipped with proper equipment and clothing in order to mitigate the risk of injury from, or exposure to, hazardous conditions encountered while working. PPE includes, but is not limited to: 8-inch high-laced leather boots with lug soles, fire shelter, hard hat with chin strap, goggles, ear plugs, aramid shirts and trousers, leather gloves and individual first aid kits.
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Preheating
An increase in the flammability of fuels due to exposure to heat and convective wind ahead of a fire.
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Preparedness
Condition or degree of being ready to cope with a potential fire situation.
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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.
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Prescribed Fire Plan (Burn Plan)
This document provides the prescribed fire burn boss information needed to implement an individual prescribed fire project.
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Prescription
Measurable criteria that define conditions under which a prescribed fire may be ignited, guide selection of appropriate management responses, and indicate other required actions. Prescription criteria may include safety, economic, public health, environmental, geographic, administrative, social or legal considerations.
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Prevention
Activities directed at reducing the incidence of fires, including public education, law enforcement, personal contact and reduction of fuel hazards.
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Project Fire
A fire of such size or complexity that a large organization and prolonged activity is required to suppress it.
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Pulaski
A combination chopping and trenching tool, which combines a single-bitted axe-blade with a narrow adze-like trenching blade fitted to a straight handle. Useful for grubbing or trenching in duff and matted roots. Well-balanced for chopping.
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