Fuel Continuity

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Fuels & Weather

Working definition

The degree to which combustible material is connected sufficiently for fire to spread across or through a fuel complex.

In plain language

The degree to which combustible material is connected sufficiently for fire to spread across or through a fuel complex.

Why it matters

Fuel Continuity 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.