The firebreak is the platform that gives insurance in preventing a fire from jumping. Fire lines also provide easy access to the perimeter of the fire and is the major operating area off which a controlled burn is managed. Breaks are constructed and described in the prescribed burn plan.
Using a Fire Break for Maximum Benefit
Fire Line Goal is Wide Exposed Bare Ground
Building an adequate fire break is the most expensive but most important protection insurance you can have.
Burning off the fire break
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