a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire.
A barrier that stops a fire and contains it in a controlled area. A firebreak can be a road, a river, a ploughed strip of ground or a bare, burned patch of ground.
Naturally occurring or man-made barrier to the spread of fire.
an area where no fuel is available for further spread of a fire.
A natural or man-made barrier usually created by the removal of brush, trees, leaves, and other vegetation. Used to prevent the spread of fire.
An existing barrier, or one constructed before a fire occurs, from which all or most of the inflammable materials have been removed.
(forestry) An existing barrier, or one constructed before a fire occurs, from which all or most flammable materials have been removed.
a small fire set in front of a big fire, to stop the big fire by robbing it of fuel
a strip of bare land or vegetation that slows down or buffers a fire
a tract of land that has been stripped of any possible fuel for the fire
a usually-man-made gap in vegetation that is expected to slow or stop the progress of wildfires
A natural or man-made corridor used to prevent the spread of fire. Firebreaks are created by the removal of trees, brush, and other vegetation.
A natural or constructed barrier used to stop or check a wildfire's spread or to provide a control line from which to work.
Forestry Operations & Water Quality] [ Fire Control] [ Forest Stewardship] A strip of land or trail/pathway that is maintained as an open corridor that can help slow down or stop wildfires. Trails, roads, rivers, canals, or utility rights-of-way may be considered as firebreaks in times of an emergency if necessary.
a ditch or clearing created or dug to prevent a forest fire from spreading
Areas or strips of less flammable fuels that are either natural (such as standing timber or landslides) or are made in advance (such as cat trails or roads), as precautionary measures, separating areas of greater fire hazard.
In forestry, an existing barrier, or one constructed before a fire occurs, from which flammable materials have been removed, designed to stop or check creeping or running fires. Also serves as a line from which to work and to facilitate the movement of men and equipment in fire suppression.
A natural or man-made barrier used to prevent or retard the spread of fire, that is in existence or made before a fire occurs. It is usually created by the removal of vegetation. A firebreak may be constructed along property boundaries or along paddock fence lines.
A natural or constructed barrier used to stop or check fires that may occur, or to provide a control line from which to work.
Any natural or constructed discontinuity in a fuelbed used to segregate, stop, or control the spread of fire or to provide a control line from which to suppress a fire.
Any natural or constructed barrier or space, clear of flammable materials, used to segregate, stop, and control the spread of fire or to provide a control line from which to work. Bodies of water can form natural firebreaks.
A firebreak or fireroad is a gap in vegetation or other combustible material that is expected to slow or stop the progress of a wildfire. A firebreak may be a road – from a jeep trail to a freeway – or a path of removed vegetation along a ridge that is intended for no other purpose.