firebreaks
Cleared forest strips
Firebreaks are gaps in vegetation or other combustible material designed to stop or slow the spread of fire.
They may be natural features like rivers or rocky outcrops, or deliberately cleared strips of land: Crews cut firebreaks around the perimeter of the blaze.
The term extends figuratively to anything that prevents problems from spreading: The new regulations serve as firebreaks against financial contagion.
Preventing hostile expansion
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- backburnDeliberate fire to remove fuel
- controlled burnIntentional fire for land management
- emberGlowing coal fragment
flames · conflagration · firestorm · brushfire · smoke · scorched · firefighter · hotshot
Found not guilty
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- gapUnfilled space between
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
swath · cut · bulldozed · graded · plowed · excavated · trenched · maintained
Treeless space in forest
- buffer zoneNeutral area between rivals
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- rocky terrainLand covered with stones
natural barrier · river · road · highway · railroad · ridge · gravel · shaded
Guarding against harm
- mitigationReduction of severity
- planningArranging for future events
- preparednessState of being equipped
- evacuation routePlanned emergency exit path
emergency access · codes · regulations · inspection · enforcement · zoning · risk reduction · safety zone
containment
Preventing hostile expansion
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- backburnDeliberate fire to remove fuel
- controlled burnIntentional fire for land management
ember · flames · conflagration · firestorm · brushfire · smoke · scorched · firefighter · hotshot · fuel load
cleared
Found not guilty
corridor · swath · cut · bulldozed · graded · plowed · excavated · trenched · maintained · widened
clearing
Treeless space in forest
- buffer zoneNeutral area between rivals
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
rocky terrain · natural barrier · river · road · highway · railroad · ridge · gravel · shaded · thinning
protection
Guarding against harm
- mitigationReduction of severity
- planningArranging for future events
- preparednessState of being equipped
evacuation route · emergency access · codes · regulations · inspection · enforcement · zoning · risk reduction · safety zone · fireproofing
- firefightingfirefighter, firefighters, firehouse, flashing lights, emergency lights
- Wildfireswildfire, flames, flame, burning, smoldering
- climate adaptationclimate change adaptation, coastal retreat, climate migration, relocation programs, early warning systems
- public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, firefighters, police car
- disaster preparednessemergency kit, evacuation plans, evacuation plan, early warning systems, storm shelter
- Farm Resourcestractors, seeds, fertilizer, soil, barns
firebreakskindling
Material for starting fires
tinder · dry brush · accelerants · fuel · underbrush