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
Source:
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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