Escape Route

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Operations

Working definition

A preplanned route used to move from a potentially hazardous position to a safety zone or other safer location.

In plain language

A preplanned route used to move from a potentially hazardous position to a safety zone or other safer location.

Why it matters

Escape Route 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.