Fire regime is the set of natural or induced fires that have occurred within a defined area over a given period, and takes into account the frequency of fires, intensities of individual fires, seasons of their occurrences, patchiness of their occurrences over the area, and time elapsed since last fire. Though used to describe what has occurred in the past, the term is also often used in prescribing a management goal to be achieved over a given period in the future. Fuel management the modification or reduction of flammable matter for the purpose of reducing the intensity or rate of spread of a fire. Islands areas of vegetation which are unconnected to other native vegetation. They are usually found near remnant swamps, town commons, cemeteries, water supply reservoirs, utility plants, crown lands, trig stations and private uncleared lands.
Natural environment includes all aspects of the numerous ecosystems within which human life exists.
Prescribed burn a planned fire ignited by the manager in accordance with a fuel management plan or for ecosystem management purposes. Remnant vegetation any patch of native vegetation around which most or all of the native vegetation has been removed. It may include corridors or islands of vegetation located on land with a variety of tenure. Rural pertaining to the country or agricultural area. Strategic burning prescribed burning of lands which are adjacent to assets that are to be protected or in strategic locations relative to those assets.