1. fire a written statement defining the objectives to be attained as well as the conditions of temperature, humidity, wind direction and speed, fuel moisture, and soil moisture under which a fire will be allowed to burn —note a prescription is generally expressed as acceptable ranges of the prescription elements and the limit of the geographic area to be covered; prescription criteria may include safety, economic, public health, environmental, geographic, administrative, social, or legal considerations 2. silviculture a planned series of treatments designed to change current stand structure to one that meets management goals —note the prescription normally considers ecological, economic, and societal constraints 3. management —see management (prescription) This definition last updated 06/11/2010