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GREEN FIREBREAK [1 record]

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Record 1 1984-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Prevention
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
CONT

The French plan for keeping ... fires more controllable depends primarily on a master plan of green firebreaks consisting of intermingled cultivated land, grazed pastureland, and planted strips of poplar and other hardwoods ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévention des incendies
  • Incendies de végétation
CONT

La protection des forêts contre l'incendie s'appuie sur deux principes fondamentaux : - le cloisonnement ou fractionnement de plus en plus poussé du terrain obtenu par des coupures pratiquées dans la surface boisée; ces coupures présentent, suivant leur importance, une résistance plus ou moins grande au franchissement par le feu; le réseau de pare-feu (pare-feu déboisés, écrans verts), répond à ce principe mais n'a d'efficacité que s'il est correctement desservi et entretenu (...)

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