Indirect Attack

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Operations

Working definition

Suppression action conducted away from the active fire edge using a control line located at a chosen distance from the fire.

In plain language

Suppression action conducted away from the active fire edge using a control line located at a chosen distance from the fire.

Why it matters

Indirect Attack 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.