Definitions for "Crown fire"
Keywords:  treetop, wildfire, shrubs, canopy, fire
A fire that burns into the crowns of the vegetation, often dependent on intense understory fire.
A fire that advances through the tops of trees or shrubs. Drip Torch A small fuel tank with a handle, nozzle and igniter, used to drip a burning mixture of diesel fuel and gasoline on wildland fires in order to start a back fire (q.v.). Also known as a backfire pot.
A fire that burns in the crowns, or tops, of trees, usually hot and destructive.