Flaming Combustion

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Fire Behaviour

Working definition

Combustion in which volatile gases burn in a visible flame above or adjacent to the fuel.

In plain language

Combustion in which volatile gases burn in a visible flame above or adjacent to the fuel.

Why it matters

Flaming Combustion 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.