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Electrical failure
Misuse of electrical equipment
Friction
Foreign substances
Open flames
Smoking Matches
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Result of Fire
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FIRELINE CONSTRUCTION
Tools
Shovel - beating, digging, scraping, delimbing
light branches, throwing soil
Slasher - cutting light fuels for tracks
Fire rake - scraping tool with serrated cutting
edge used for removing surface fuels
McLeod tool - scraping and grubbing into
surface fuels
Axe - felling small trees and removing branches
Chainsaw - fell scrub and small trees for fire
line construction.
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SUPPRESSION TECHNIQUES
Progressive Method
The most effective way of using hand tools
on the perimeter of a fire is to work the
progressive or one lick method.
This involves the firefighters each only
doing part of the required job, then stepping
on to let the following firefighters finish it
off.
The lead firefighter may get greater heat
exposure as a consequence, and rotation
steady pace so that the suppression can be
maintained for a long period, and so that
safety is not jeopardized through tiredness.
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Direct Suppression
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Parallel/Indirect Suppression
Strip of vegetation around the fire edge to help
contain the fire.
Control lines are natural or constructed barriers
(rivers, roads, barren areas and fire breaks) that
help to contain the fire.
The most effective type of construction:
anchors to control lines
avoid heavy fuels
take easiest route
take shortest possible route
cut across fire edge bays
avoid steep slopes, and trenching needs
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