Extended Attack

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Operations

Working definition

Suppression actions undertaken after a fire cannot be controlled within the objectives or resources of initial attack.

In plain language

Suppression actions undertaken after a fire cannot be controlled within the objectives or resources of initial attack.

Why it matters

Extended Attack 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.