A Prescribed and Controlled Burn
By Steve Nix, About.com
A Prescribed and Controlled Fire - Containing the Fire Using a Fire Break
The Fire Break
Photo by Steve Nix
This firebreak (approximately 8' wide) forms the initial barrier keeping fire contained only to an area where the burn is desired. The fire prescriptionist tries to increase the black or burned zone to a point where a fire can't jump back across the line - not always an easy task.
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- A Prescribed and Controlled Fire - The Second Tractor
- A Prescribed and Controlled Burn - The Drip Torch
- A Prescribed and Controlled Fire - Containing the Fire Using a Fire Break
- A Prescribed and Controlled Fire - Necessary for a Healthy Forest
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