Fire Prevention and Suppression

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Fire Prevention and Suppression

• Prevention
• Education
• Prediction of high risk areas
• Wind, moisture, temperature

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Suppression

• Direct Attack
• When fire is small and spreading slowly.
• Dirt and water remove heat and oxygen
• Cutting a fire lane ahead of fire to remove litter

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Indirect Attack

• Must remove fuel from the fire triangle
• Fire Barrier A road, stream, lake or any other
  natural barrier. Bulldozers can also create a
  fire barrier.
• Back Fire Smaller fires set to burn up fuel
  ahead of the fire.

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