Burn-out Time : The duration of active flaming and smouldering combustion at a given point in the ground, surface and crown fuel layers, expressed in convenient units of time. Note: Residence Time
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}