fire break
Flame-halting gap
A fire break is a gap in vegetation or other combustible material that stops or slows the spread of fire.
Fire breaks may be natural features like rivers or rocky outcrops, or deliberately created strips of cleared land: Crews cut a fire break around the perimeter of the blaze.
Also spelled as one word: firebreak.
Cleared strip blocking flames
- fireguardHearth spark barrier
- hand lineHandheld fishing cord
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
backburn · access road · flank · hotshot crew · firefighters · mop-up · anchor point · staging area
Obstruction preventing passage
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- gapUnfilled space between
- buffer zoneNeutral area between rivals
- fuel reductionRemoving potential burn material
brush clearing · noncombustible · fuel load · fireproofing · mitigation · setback
Route providing entry
- evacuation routePlanned emergency exit path
- emergency accessPassage for urgent situations
- firewallNetwork access control system
- right-of-wayLegal passage entitlement
fireline
Cleared strip blocking flames
- fireguardHearth spark barrier
- hand lineHandheld fishing cord
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
perimeter · backburn · access road · flank · hotshot crew · firefighters · mop-up · anchor point · staging area · prescribed burn
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- gapUnfilled space between
- buffer zoneNeutral area between rivals
fuel reduction · brush clearing · noncombustible · fuel load · fireproofing · mitigation · setback
access road
Route providing entry
- evacuation routePlanned emergency exit path
- emergency accessPassage for urgent situations
- firewallNetwork access control system
- land clearingbulldozer, clear cutting, chainsaw, clear-cutting, brush cutter
- forest featurespine trees, redwoods, old-growth forest, oak trees, sequoias
- forestrysilviculture, forests, forestry, reforestation, timber
- conservation structureswildlife bridge, wildlife corridor, wildlife crossing, fish ladder, nesting box
- wildlife research toolscamera trap, tracking collar, radio transmitter, binoculars, spotting scope
- prescribed burnsprescribed burn, controlled burn, backburn, backburning, burn permit
fire breakfuel load
Burnable matter present
kindling · tinder · accelerant · fire ladder · tinderbox
fire breakdense vegetation
Closely packed plant growth
brush · thicket · chaparral · undergrowth · underbrush