fire the total time required to complete any step(s) in fire suppression —note elapsed time is generally divided chronologically into discovery, report, getaway, travel, attack, control, mop-up, and patrol times —see speed of attack; kinds of elapsed time are as follows:

—attack time the elapsed time from the end of report time to the first organized attack, including getaway time and travel time —synonym response time

—control time the elapsed time from the first work on a fire until holding the control line is assured —note control time is sometimes measured only from the time of containing a fire

—discovery time the elapsed time from the start of a fire (known or estimated) until the first discovery that results in fire suppression action

—getaway time the elapsed time from receipt of notification by the personnel charged with initiating fire suppression to the departure of the first attack unit

—mop-up time the elapsed time from control of a fire until organized mop-up is complete

—patrol time the elapsed time from completion of original mop-up until the end of patrol activity

—report time the elapsed time from fire discovery until the first personnel charged with initiating fire suppression are notified of its existence and location

—travel time the elapsed time from departure of the initial attack crew until they arrive at and begin work on the fire This definition last updated 07/30/2008