Title: (Optional) Describe the location of a forest fire.
Course: Forestry Management, Advanced (18502-II) > Section: Protecting the Forest

Description should include the use of U.S. Forest Service terminology and

- latitude
- longitude
- duration
- intensity
- rate of spread
- fire breaks.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why are latitude and longitude used to locate a fire?
- How has GPS increased the accuracy of locating a fire compared to the old method of triangulation?