Division

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Operations

Working definition

A geographic subdivision of an incident established to organize tactical operations.

In plain language

A geographic subdivision of an incident established to organize tactical operations.

Why it matters

Division 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.