A barrier used to stop the spread of fire constructed by removing fuel or rendering fuel inflammable by use of fire retardants.
is used to separate the fire from forest fuels. It’s dug down to mineral soils below the duff layer (about 15 cm) where a fire could smoulder and is cleared of forest fuels to a width that prevents the fire from spotting across and igniting fuels on the opposite side.
A barrier used to stop or contain a wildfire or control burn. Usually constructed by use of bulldozer by which the fuel is removed down to mineral soil.
a break in fuel, made by cutting, scraping or digging
A linear fie barrier that is scraped or dug into mineral soil by hand crews or dozers.
Forestry Operations & Water Quality] [ Fire Control] Any cleared trail or pathway that is created to surround an area that is burning or is scheduled to be burned, in order to prevent the fire from spreading outside the intended or desired area. A fireline should expose the bare mineral soil so there is no debris that can catch on fire and allow the fire to spread. A fireline may be installed using a tractor blade, a specially-designed fire-plow, or by using hand tools such as shovels and rakes. Firelines are used to control wildfires and to contain prescribed burns. Fire Season [ Fire Control] The period or periods of the year during which fires are most likely to occur, spread and do sufficient damage to warrant organized fire control. North Carolina has two fire seasons; fall and spring.
The part of a control line (i.e. perimeter) that is scraped or dug down to the mineral soil layer to prevent fire spread.
The part of a control line that is scraped or dug to mineral soil. Also called fire trail. More generally, working a fire is called being "on the fireline." May also refer to a "wet line" where water has been used to create a burn boundary in light fuels such as grass.
a strip of land from which all brush and debris have been cleared to rob a wildfire of its fuel
A linear fire barrier that is scraped or dug to mineral soil after being cleared of all vegetation.