An area cleared of vegetation to remove the fuel sources from a fire.
Fuel break means a natural or a human-made area immediately adjacent to a structure or to a driveway, where material capable of allowing a wildfire to spread does not exist or has been cleared, modified, or treated to significantly reduce the rate of spread and the intensity of an advancing wildfire; and create an area in which fire suppression operations may more safely occur.
A wide strip or block of land on which the native vegetation has been permanently modified so that fires burning into it can be easier to extinguish. In areas where cheet grass is widespread, landowners or managers may install fuel breaks of some other, less fire-prone vegetation to reduce fire spread.
An area, strategically located for fighting anticipated fires, where the native vegetation has been permanently modified or replaced so that fires burning into it can be more easily controlled. Fuel breaks divide fire-prone areas into smaller areas for easier fire control and to provide access for fire fighting.
A wide strip or block of land on which the native vegetation has been permanently modified so that fires burning into it can be more readily extinguished. It may or may not have firelines constructed in it prior to fire occurrence.