burnover
Flames engulf firefighters
A burnover is a wildfire that overtakes and engulfs firefighters or their equipment, often with fatal consequences.
The term is used in wildland firefighting to describe the most dangerous scenario crews face: Three firefighters died in the burnover when winds shifted unexpectedly.
Safety protocols focus on escape routes and deployment of fire shelters to survive a burnover.
Uncontrolled vegetation blaze
- conflagrationLarge destructive blaze
- firestormSelf-perpetuating intense blaze
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- ignitionStarting combustion process
combustion · fire front · spotting · crown fire · pyrolysis · flaring · firebreak · backfire
Emergency blaze responder
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- escape routePlanned exit path
- fire shelterEmergency wildland fire protection
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
safety zone · fatality · crew · hotshot · engine · suppression · fireline · overrun
wildfire
Uncontrolled vegetation blaze
- conflagrationLarge destructive blaze
- firestormSelf-perpetuating intense blaze
- flamesVisible burning combustion
ignition · combustion · fire front · spotting · crown fire · pyrolysis · flaring · firebreak · backfire · fire perimeter
firefighter
Emergency blaze responder
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- escape routePlanned exit path
- fire shelterEmergency wildland fire protection
deployment · safety zone · fatality · crew · hotshot · engine · suppression · fireline · overrun · radiant heat
burnoverescape
Flight from captivity
extraction · rescue · survival · evasion
burnovercontainment
Preventing hostile expansion
fire suppression · controlled burn · knockdown · extinguishment · mop-up
burn, over, burns, burned, burning, burner, burners, burnout, sunburn