-THIS TERM IS NOW OBSOLETE BUT RETAINED FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES-
Fire use describes the implementation of wildland fire use policy and prescribed fires to meet resource objectives.
Source: USDI and USDA Forest Service. 1998. Wildland and prescribed fire management policy-implementation procedures reference guide. National Interagency Fire Center, Boise, ID. 81-pp. and appendices. As cited by: Hardy, Colin C., Ottmar, Roger D., Peterson, Janice L., Core, John E., and Seamon, Paula. 2001. Smoke Management Guide for Prescribed and Wildland Fire 2001 Edition. Produced by the National Wildfire coordinating Group Fire Use Working Team.