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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A relative number related to the contribution that [[fire behavior]] makes to the  amount of effort needed to contain a fire of a specified fuel type.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The calculated burning index falls on a [[scale]] of 1&ndash;100: 1&ndash;11 is no fire danger; 12&ndash;35 is medium  danger; 40&ndash;100 is high danger. <br/>''See'' [[fire-danger meter]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 22:22, 26 March 2024

A relative number related to the contribution that fire behavior makes to the amount of effort needed to contain a fire of a specified fuel type.

The calculated burning index falls on a scale of 1–100: 1–11 is no fire danger; 12–35 is medium danger; 40–100 is high danger.
See fire-danger meter.

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