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A firebreak or double track (also called a fire line, fuel break, fireroad and firetrail in Australia) is a gap in vegetation or other combustible material that acts as a barrier to slow or stop the progress of a bushfire or wildfire. A firebreak may occur naturally where there is an absence of vegetation or "fuel", such as a river, lake or canyon.
Fireline handbook A small red booklet carried by U.S. firefighters on the firelines as a quick reference on various firefighting topics. fireline. Also sometimes called a fire trail. The part of a control line that is scraped or dug to mineral soil. More generally, working a fire is called being on the fireline.
For larger fires there are multiple lookouts positioned around the entire fire. They watch for spot fires (fire that crosses the fireline) and take weather readings using a sling psychrometer or a kestrel typically every hour and relaying them up the chain of command. Aircraft can also serve as lookouts at times, but this is not the preferred ...
Fire line: A boundary of a fire scene established for public safety and to identify the area in which firefighters may be working. Fire load (Btu/sq ft): An estimate of the amount of heat that will be given off during ordinary combustion of all the fuel in a given space; e.g., a bedroom or a lumberyard. More casually, the amount and type of ...
Authorities battling a series of large wildfires in the Los Angeles area have employed a bright red fire retardant to tamp the flames, leading to dramatic images of the material blanketing scores ...
A man waters the roof to protect his house as the Line fire burns in the San Bernardino Mountain foothills, forcing evacuations on Sept. 7, 2024.
At 11:53 a.m., the fire department issued an update saying the Valley Fire had “jumped the fire line,” and that a Code Red “Set” evacuation notice had been sent to neighborhoods near ...
The Line Fire is a large wildfire in San Bernardino County, California.The fire began on September 5, 6:33 PM near the community of Highland and spread into the San Bernardino National Forest.