Passive Crown Fire

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Fire Behaviour

Working definition

A crown-fire regime in which individual trees or groups torch while sustained spread remains mainly controlled by the surface fire.

In plain language

A crown-fire regime in which individual trees or groups torch while sustained spread remains mainly controlled by the surface fire.

Why it matters

Passive Crown Fire is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.

Primary terminology sourceSearch official NWCG glossary ↗

Tecnobosque explanation reviewed 12 September 2026. Source definitions are authoritative within their stated jurisdiction; the explanatory text above is an independent technical synthesis.