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Wildfires

LC control no.sh 85146723
LC classificationSD420.5 SD421.5
Topical headingWildfires
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Variant(s)Bush fires
Bushfires
Wild fires
Wildland fires
See alsoFires
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Found inHunt, D. Department of Conservation fire research needs analysis, c2007: p. 12 (wildfires) p. 66 (bushfires)
LC database, Oct. 9, 2007 (bush fires; bushfires; wildland fires)
Wikipedia, Oct. 9, 2007 (Bushfire: A bushfire is a wildfire that occurs in the bush (collective term for forest, scrub, woodland or grassland of Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia); Wildfire: A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, peat fire ("gambut" in Indonesia), bushfire (in Australasia), or hill fire, is an uncontrolled fire often occurring in wildland areas)