Fire that burns decayed leaves or peat deep below the ground surface. Compare crown fire, surface fire.
A fire that burns along the forest floor and does nor affect trees with thick bark or high crowns. Ground fires do not kill most of the overstory trees, and in general, protect the larger trees from hotter fires.
A fire that burns organic materials in the soil layer (e.g., peat) and often the surface litter and low-growing vegetation.
a fire that burns in the ground fuel layer.
A fire that consumes all organic material and burns into the underlying soil itself, as, for example, a peat fire in the marshlands. This applies to some deepwater rice areas of South Vietnam.
a forest fire that burns the humus; may not appear on the surface
a fire that burns beneath layer of dead plant material on the forest floor.
a fire that not only consumes all the organic material--duff---on the forest floor, but also burns into the underlying soil. This type of fire occurs when the soil is very dry and the soil temperature becomes high enough to cause the duff to burn. This should not be confused with a surface fire.
A fire that consumes organic material on or beneath the surface litter of the forest floor.
Fire burning on the ground or through the understory and not reaching into the canopy.
A fire that burns along the forest floor and does not affect trees with thick bark or high crowns. ( FS People's Glossary of Eco Mgmt Terms)
Fire that consumes the organic material beneath the surface litter of the forest floor, such as peat moss.