firebreak
Blaze-stopping gap
A firebreak is a gap in vegetation or other combustible material, cleared or maintained to stop or slow the spread of fire.
Firebreaks may be natural features like rivers or rocky ridges, or deliberately created strips of bare earth: The crew cut a firebreak around the perimeter.
The term extends figuratively to anything designed to prevent problems from spreading.
Uncontrolled vegetation blaze
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- successionFollowing in order
native · vegetation · recovery · landscape · ecosystem · natural · lightning
Cleared strip blocking flames
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
strip · swath · trench · ditch · gap · clearing · zone · defensible
Deliberate fire to remove fuel
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- firelineCleared strip blocking flames
- hotshotShowy, skilled person
incident · command · tactics · operations · anchor · blackline · burnout · holding
Kept within limits
- plannedDecided on beforehand
- mitigationReduction of severity
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- prefireShooting before confirmation
seasonal · annual · maintenance · treatment · understory · brush · grassland · forest
wildfire
Uncontrolled vegetation blaze
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
succession · native · vegetation · recovery · landscape · ecosystem · natural · lightning
fireline
Cleared strip blocking flames
corridor · strip · swath · trench · ditch · gap · clearing · zone · defensible · separation
backburn
Deliberate fire to remove fuel
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- firelineCleared strip blocking flames
hotshot · incident · command · tactics · operations · anchor · blackline · burnout · holding · flanking
controlled
Kept within limits
- plannedDecided on beforehand
- mitigationReduction of severity
- preventionStopping something before occurring
prefire · seasonal · annual · maintenance · treatment · understory · brush · grassland · forest · rangeland
bulldozer
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
handtools · scraping · clearing · digging · cutting · brush · vegetation · removal · maintenance · widening
evacuation
Removal from danger
- defensibleAble to be justified
- shelterProtected place or structure
- escapeFlight from captivity
route · zone · community · structure · home · property · insurance · risk · hazard · assessment
- firefightingfirefighters, firehouse, flashing lights, emergency lights, ladder trucks
- Wildfireswildfire, flames, flame, burning, smoldering
- barrierswalls, wall, fences, fence, barrier
- campfire safetywater bucket, extinguish, douse, smother, ember
- defenseswall, walls, fence, gate, barrier
- preventive measuresvaccination, backup plan, insurance, screening, alarm system
firebreakfuel load
Burnable matter present
kindling · tinder · accelerant · fire ladder · deadfall
firebreaktinderbox
Fire-starting kit holder
fuel source · fire hazard · combustibles · dry forest · dry brush