Definition that contains forest fire
- coyote a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
- backfire a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- firebreak a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
- crown fire a forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from crown to crown ahead of the ground fire
- ground fire a forest fire that burns the humus; may not appear on the surface
- surface fire a forest fire that burns only the surface litter and undergrowth
- fireguard a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
- tanker plane an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest fire