Phenomena and Processes

Wildfires

Fires that occur outdoors in the natural environment caused by natural forces or human activity.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Fires that occur outdoors in the natural environment caused by natural forces or human activity.

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Synonyms

17 entry terms
  • Wild Fires
  • Wildland Fires
  • Fire, Wild
  • Fires, Wild
  • Fires, Wildland
  • Wild Fire
  • Wildfire
  • Brush Fires
  • Brushfires
  • Bush Fires
  • Bushfires
  • Forest Fires
  • Brushfire
  • Bushfire
  • Fire, Forest
  • Fires, Forest
  • Forest Fire

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Aspects Covered

7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, mortality, prevention & control, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with DISASTERS if pertinent; specify geographic location

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History Note

2018

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Previous Indexing

  • Fires (1990-2017)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. G16.500.980w
  2. N06.230w.100w.230w.925w
  3. N06.230w.216w.875w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Wildfires. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000075923. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000075923
  2. Wildfires. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire
  3. Wildfires. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169950