Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Fire Behaviour
Working definition
The transition of fire from surface fuels into the crowns of one or more trees without necessarily producing sustained active crown-fire spread.
In plain language
The transition of fire from surface fuels into the crowns of one or more trees without necessarily producing sustained active crown-fire spread.
Why it matters
Torching is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.