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Prescribed Fire

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002108

A management ignited or natural wildland fire that burns under specified conditions where the fire is confined to a predetermined area and produces the fire behavior and fire characteristics required to attain planned fire treatment and resource management objectives.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002108
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002108",
  "term": "Prescribed Fire",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A management ignited or natural wildland fire that burns under specified conditions where the fire is confined to a predetermined area and produces the fire behavior and fire characteristics required to attain planned fire treatment and resource management objectives.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/prescribed-fire/"
}

Record 2,107 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.