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Thirtymile Fire, the Glossary

The Thirtymile Fire was first reported on July 9, 2001 in the Okanogan National Forest, approximately north of Winthrop, Washington, United States.^[1]

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2001 in Washington (state)
2001 wildfires in the United States
History of firefighting
Wildfires in Washington (state)

Aerial firefighting

Aerial firefighting, also known as waterbombing, is the use of aircraft and other aerial resources to combat wildfires.

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Asphyxia

Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body which arises from abnormal breathing.

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Burn

A burn is an injury to skin, or other tissues, caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, or ultraviolet radiation (such as sunburn).

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Campfire

A campfire is a fire at a campsite that provides light and warmth, and heat for cooking.

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A canyon (from; archaic British English spelling: cañon), gorge or chasm, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales.

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Central Washington

Central Washington is a region of the U.S. state of Washington between the western and eastern parts of the state extending from the border with the Canadian province of British Columbia in the north to the border with the U.S. state of Oregon in the south.

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Chewuch River

The Chewuch River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Civilian

A civilian is a person who is not a member of an armed force nor a person engaged in hostilities.

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Douglas fir

The Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae.

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Drought

A drought is a period of drier-than-normal conditions.

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Ellensburg, Washington

Ellensburg is a city in and the county seat of Kittitas County, Washington, United States.

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Exhaust system

An exhaust system is used to guide reaction exhaust gases away from a controlled combustion inside an engine or stove.

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Fire hose

A fire hose (or firehose) is a high-pressure hose that carries water or other fire retardant (such as foam) to a fire to extinguish it.

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Fire shelter

A fire shelter is a safety device of last resort used by wildland firefighters when trapped by wildfires.

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Firebreak

A firebreak or double track (also called a fire line, fuel break, fireroad and firetrail in Australia) is a gap in vegetation or other combustible material that acts as a barrier to slow or stop the progress of a bushfire or wildfire.

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HighBeam Research

HighBeam Research was a paid search engine and full text online archive owned by Gale, a subsidiary of Cengage, for thousands of newspapers, magazines, academic journals, newswires, trade magazines, and encyclopedias in English.

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Hotshot crew

In the United States, a Shot Crew, officially known as an Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC), is a team of 20-22 elite wildland firefighters that mainly respond to large, high-priority fires across the country and abroad.

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Humidity

Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air.

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Incident commander

The Incident Commander is the person responsible for all aspects of an emergency response; including quickly developing incident objectives, managing all incident operations, application of resources as well as responsibility for all persons involved.

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KING-TV

KING-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Seattle, Washington, United States, affiliated with NBC.

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Missoulian

The Missoulian is a daily newspaper printed in Missoula, Montana, United States.

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North Cascades

The North Cascades are a section of the Cascade Range of western North America.

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor that originally had federal visitorial powers to inspect and examine workplaces.

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Okanogan County, Washington

Okanogan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington along the Canada–U.S. border.

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Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest

The Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Okanogan County in north-central Washington, United States. Thirtymile Fire and Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest are Okanogan National Forest.

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Pacific Time Zone

The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico.

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Pinus contorta

Pinus contorta, with the common names lodgepole pine and shore pine, and also known as twisted pine, and contorta pine, is a common tree in western North America.

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Pinus ponderosa

Pinus ponderosa, commonly known as the ponderosa pine, bull pine, blackjack pine, western yellow-pine, or filipinus pine, is a very large pine tree species of variable habitat native to mountainous regions of western North America.

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Plea bargain

A plea bargain (also plea agreement or plea deal) is an agreement in criminal law proceedings, whereby the prosecutor provides a concession to the defendant in exchange for a plea of guilt or nolo contendere. This may mean that the defendant will plead guilty to a less serious charge, or to one of the several charges, in return for the dismissal of other charges; or it may mean that the defendant will plead guilty to the original criminal charge in return for a more lenient sentence.

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The Pulaski is a specialty hand tool used in fighting fires, particularly wildfires, which combines an axe and an adze in one head.

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Roslyn, Washington

Roslyn is a city in Kittitas County, Washington, United States.

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Scree

Scree is a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of a cliff or other steep rocky mass that has accumulated through periodic rockfall.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (popularly known as the Seattle P-I, the Post-Intelligencer, or simply the P-I) is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Smoke inhalation

Smoke inhalation is the breathing in of harmful fumes (produced as by-products of combusting substances) through the respiratory tract.

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South Canyon Fire

The South Canyon Fire was a 1994 wildfire that took the lives of 14 wildland firefighters on Storm King Mountain, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on July 6, 1994. Thirtymile Fire and South Canyon Fire are history of firefighting.

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Spokane, Washington

Spokane is the most populous city in and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States.

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Spruce

A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea, a genus of about 40 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth.

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Ten Standard Firefighting Orders

The Ten Standard Firefighting Orders are a set of systematically organized rules designed by a USDA Forest Service task force to reduce danger to personnel and increase fire fighting efficiency.

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Twisp, Washington

Twisp is a town in Okanogan County in north central Washington, which sits at the confluence of the Twisp and Methow rivers.

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington (in case citations, E.D. Wash.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties of the state of Washington: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

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United States Forest Service

The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands covering of land.

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Wildfire

A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation.

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Wildfire suppression

Wildfire suppression is a range of firefighting tactics used to suppress wildfires.

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Wildland fire engine

A wildland fire engine or brush truck is a fire engine specifically designed to assist in fighting wildfires by transporting firefighters to the scene and providing them with access to the fire, along with water or other equipment.

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Winthrop, Washington

Winthrop is a town in Okanogan County, Washington, United States.

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Work release

In prison systems, work release programs allow a prisoner who is sufficiently trusted or can be sufficiently monitored to go outside the prison and work at a place of employment, returning to prison when their shift is complete.

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Yakima, Washington

Yakima is a city in, and the county seat of, Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the state's 11th most populous city.

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Yellowstone fires of 1988

The Yellowstone fires of 1988 collectively formed the largest wildfire in the recorded history of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.

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2000–01 fires in the Western United States

The 2000–2001 Western United States wildfires were a series of unusually severe wildfires that caused more than $2 billion (USD) in damage and resulted in the deaths of four firefighters. Thirtymile Fire and 2000–01 fires in the Western United States are 2001 wildfires in the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirtymile_Fire

Also known as Thirty MIle Fire.

Thirtymile Fire, the Glossary

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2001 in Washington (state)

2001 wildfires in the United States

History of firefighting

Wildfires in Washington (state)

References