Fuel Load

+**Fuel Load**

+Fuel load measures the total amount of combustible material in an area. It directly influences [Fire](/wiki/fire) intensity and [Wildfire](/wiki/wildfire) spread, a critical factor in ecological processes and hazard assessment. This includes living and dead [Vegetation](/wiki/vegetation).

+## See also

+- [Fire Ecology](/wiki/fire_ecology)

+- [Combustion](/wiki/combustion)