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Definition: Forest fire
Category: Forestry
Fire which breaks out and spreads on forest and other wooded land or which breaks out on other land and spreads to forest and other wooded land. Excludes: Prescribed or controlled burning, usually with the purpose of reducing or eliminating the quantity of accumulated fuel on the ground. http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/ae217e/ae217e00.htm
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), "The Forest Resources Assessment Programme (FRA 2000)", Terms and Definitions, United Nations, Rome, 1998
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), "The Forest Resources Assessment Programme (FRA 2000)", Terms and Definitions, United Nations, Rome, 1998
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