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During the planning, implementation, and evaluation of wildland firefighting activities, many locations used for support of a wide variety of objectives are utilized. These locations serve specific and, sometimes, multiple purposes and are often critically important in carrying out firefighting actions.
Wildland firefighting responses are conducted under the guidelines provided in the Incident Command System (FEMA 2017a, 2017b; Federal Highways Administration 2006). The wildland firefighting locations described in this and its four companion chapters (On-the-Incident Locations, Incident Response Locations, Incident Management Team (IMT) Support Locations, and Coordination System Locations) are defined in accordance with accepted terminology descriptions and glossaries listed in the References section in this chapter (FHA 2006; USFS 2011; NWCG 2016, 2017; FEMA 2017a, 2017b).
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Glossary of wildland fire terminology (2017) National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). Boise, ID. https://www.nwcg.gov/glossary-of-wildland-fire-terminology
Glossary: simplified guide to the Incident Command System for transportation professionals (2006) US Department of Transportation, Federal Highways Administration. Washington, DC. 58 p https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/ics_guide.pdf
Incident Command System Review Materials (2017a) Federal Emergency Management Agency. Washington, DC. 28 p. https://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/icsresouce/assets/reviewmaterials.pdf
Glossary of Related Terms (2017b) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Washington, DC. https://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/icsresource/glossary.pdf
Interagency Helicopter Rappel Guide (2016) PMS 511. National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), Boise. 30 p
United States Forest Service Smokejumpers (2011) National User Guide. US Forest Service. 19 p
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Zimmerman, T. (2018). Wildland Firefighting Locations. In: Manzello, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Wildfires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_98-1
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