2007-06-22 13:22:52 · 9 answers · asked by Yui 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
It's called a back fire - a fire set along the inner edge of a fireline to consume the fuel in the path of a wildfire and/or change the direction or force of the fire’s convection column.
2007-06-22 13:34:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Back burning.
Burnt ground can't support a fire, you burn a line in front of the oncoming fire such that when the fire burns to it, the fire will die down somewhat and it gives fire fighters a much better chance of putting it out.
2007-06-22 13:28:08 · answer #2 · answered by Chad 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Backburning is a method to reduce the fuel available to the path of a wild fire by controlled burning of specific areas.
2007-06-22 13:26:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They light "back fires" to burn out the fuel between a fire break and the main fire.
2007-06-22 13:27:56 · answer #4 · answered by William R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're called fire breaks or backfires, IIRC, and the purpose is to deprive the fire of fuel in a controlled manner, to limit it's spread.
2007-06-22 13:26:45 · answer #5 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is your common backfire. They are lit to contain an area, and they actually do control the burn of the forest fire.
2007-06-22 13:31:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
from what i know of fire fighting , i belive its called a back burn in order for the fire not to have any where to go for containment
2007-06-22 13:30:39 · answer #7 · answered by prince charming 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To burn fuel ahead of the wildfire. By having a controled burn ahead of the fire there will be nothing for the wildfire when it gets there.
2007-06-22 13:28:49 · answer #8 · answered by Charles C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they create a burn line ahead of the fire so that when the big fire gets to it, the grass is already dead so cannot catch fire.....
2007-06-22 13:31:47 · answer #9 · answered by susuze2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋