Extreme Fire Behavior

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Fire Behaviour

Working definition

Fire behaviour that departs strongly from steady or expected spread and can include rapid acceleration, intense spotting, fire whirls, crown fire or strong plume interactions.

In plain language

Fire behaviour that departs strongly from steady or expected spread and can include rapid acceleration, intense spotting, fire whirls, crown fire or strong plume interactions.

Why it matters

Extreme Fire Behavior 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.