Wildfire 01 : (1) A freely-burning unplanned fire which needs to be extinguished. (2) An uncontrolled fire in surface vegetation, such as crops, grass, brush, or forest
Ralph W. Burklin & Robert G. Purington, Fire Terms: A Guide to Their Meaning and Use, National Protection Association, Boston, MA 1980 USA. (Guide: Meaning and Use, Nat Prot Association Fr Srvc - Amer) {457}