1.5.6 - Fires in Nature Flashcards
1
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Define ‘controlled burning’
A
Intentionally burning vegetation with the aim of reducing fuel available for a wildfire and disrupting the fire’s path.
2
Q
Define ‘crown fires’
A
Wildfires that burn the entirety of a tree (from top to bottom), often the most destructive and dangerous type of wildfire.
3
Q
Define ‘fire breaks’
A
The felling of trees and clearing vegetation to create a gap to disrupt a wildfire’s path.
4
Q
Define ‘ground fires’
A
Wildfires that burn through the peat and vegetation beneath the surface, making them slow but difficult to extinguish.
5
Q
Define ‘surface fires’
A
Wildfires that only burn the leaf litter, and so are the easiest kind to extinguish.
