Fire Acceleration

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Fire Behaviour

Working definition

An increase in fire-front rate of spread over time as the fire responds to ignition geometry or changing fuels, weather or terrain.

In plain language

An increase in fire-front rate of spread over time as the fire responds to ignition geometry or changing fuels, weather or terrain.

Why it matters

Fire Acceleration 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.