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Descriptor English: Wildfires
Descriptor Spanish: Incendios Forestales
Descriptor incendios forestales
Entry term(s) fuegos forestales
incendio de maleza
incendio forestal
incendios de bosques
incendios de malezas
incendios de vegetación
Scope note: Incendios que se producen al aire libre en el medio natural y son causados por fuerzas de la naturaleza o por la actividad del hombre.
Descriptor Portuguese: Incêndios Florestais
Descriptor French: Feux de friches
Entry term(s): Brush Fires
Brushfire
Brushfires
Bush Fires
Bushfire
Bushfires
Fire, Forest
Fire, Wild
Fires, Forest
Fires, Wild
Forest Fire
Forest Fires
Wild Fire
Wild Fires
Wildfire
Wildland Fires
Tree number(s): G16.500.980
N06.230.100.230.925
N06.230.216.875
SP8.380.230.467.633
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000075923
Scope note: Fires that occur outdoors in the natural environment caused by natural forces or human activity.
Annotation: coordinate with DISASTERS if pertinent; specify geographic location
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
PC prevention & control
SN statistics & numerical data
Previous Indexing: Fires (1990-2017)
Public MeSH Note: 2018
History Note: 2018
DeCS ID: 35471
Unique ID: D000075923
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2018/01/01
Date of Entry: 2017/07/11
Revision Date: 2024/07/19
Wildfires - Preferred
Concept UI M000631680
Scope note Fires that occur outdoors in the natural environment caused by natural forces or human activity.
Preferred term Wildfires
Entry term(s) Fire, Wild
Fires, Wild
Wild Fire
Wild Fires
Wildfire
Wildland Fires
Forest Fires - Narrower
Concept UI M000767851
Preferred term Forest Fires
Entry term(s) Fire, Forest
Fires, Forest
Forest Fire
Brushfires - Narrower
Concept UI M000767852
Preferred term Brushfires
Entry term(s) Brush Fires
Brushfire
Bushfires - Narrower
Concept UI M000767853
Preferred term Bushfires
Entry term(s) Bush Fires
Bushfire



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