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NWFSC Fire Facts: What is? Fuel Moisture Content

Year of Publication
2016
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Fuel moisture content (FMC) is a measure of the amount of water in a fuel, such as vegetation, available to a fire, and is expressed as a percent of the dry weight of that specific fuel. Read more at, Fire Facts: What is? Fuel Moisture Content

NWFSC Fire Facts: What is? The National Cohesive Strategy

Year of Publication
2016
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The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy is a collaboration effort involving federal and state agencies, local governments, tribes, and interested stakeholders throughout the nation to improve coordination across the various jurisdictions for managing wildfire. Read more at Fire Facts: What is? The National Cohesive Strategy

NWFSC Fire Facts: What is? Fire Severity

Year of Publication
2015
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Fire severity refers to the effects of a fire on the environment, typically focusing on the loss of vegetation both above ground and below ground but also including soil impacts. Fire Facts: What is? Fire Severity