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STRIP FIRE IGNITION [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting Techniques
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

The setting of successive parallel strips of fire (progressing outward toward the perimeter of the area), each one burning adjacent to the strip previously burned.

OBS

[Strip fire ignition] may be used for backfires, flank fires, or head fires.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'intervention (incendies)
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Allumage de bandes parallèles adjacentes.

Spanish

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