Phased Evacuation

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Working definition

A strategy that sequences evacuation of different areas or populations to manage exposure, roadway demand and available time.

In plain language

A strategy that sequences evacuation of different areas or populations to manage exposure, roadway demand and available time.

Why it matters

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

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