burn area
Fire-damaged region here
A burn area is a region of land where vegetation has been destroyed by fire, whether from wildfire or controlled burning.
The term appears in forestry, land management, and firefighting contexts: Crews surveyed the burn area to assess damage.
Also called a burned area or burn zone.
- scarPermanent mark from healing
- fire scarTree damage from flames
- blisterFluid-filled skin swelling
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- first degreeInitial academic credential
third degree · charred · ash · wildfire · skin · skin graft · graft · tissue · scorched · scorched earth · healing · smoke · smoke inhalation · fire damage · damage · forest · flesh · raw