DCHP-3

crown fire

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a forest fire that spreads by jumping from the top, or crown, of one tree to that of another.

Quotations

1943
Crown fires sweep the lofty tree tops, leave behind stark desolation.
1958
The pitch in spruce heated by sun and wind or by ground fires from underneath, can explode like a bombshell and become a crown fire, travelling at a rate at least equal to the speed of the wind that fans it.