Glossary

1. burn unit- designated area to burn during a prescribed burn.
2. black line- a line created by flames from a drip torch to preburn fuels on the edge of a burn unit and help secure a prescribed burn.
3. drip torch- hand held apparatus used to ignite a fire by dripping flaming liquid fuel on vegetation to be burned.
4. drought index- a rating system that uses the high temperature and precipitation to calculate the amount of moisture in the surface layers of the soil.
5. fuel-accumulated living and non-living flammable vegetation.