Burn or Burned Area : Any unit of land over which a fire of any kind has spread. Recommended SI unit for area burned is hectares (ha). Note: Fire Size Class
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC), Glossary of Forest Fire Management Terms, Manitoba, Canada 2003. http://bcwildfire.ca/mediaroom/Backgrounders/2003_ Fire_Glossary.pdf, (For Fr - Canad) {474}