Knowra Fire suppression Fire suppression Fire suppression is the prevention or control of wildfires to limit their spread and damage. It includes direct firefighting and measures that reduce the chance or intensity of future fires.
Wildland firefighting : The use of crews, equipment, and tactics to control fires in forests, grasslands, and other undeveloped areas. Ground crews and aerial teams carry out the direct attacks that suppress wildfires.
Fire exclusion : The policy or practice of preventing fires from occurring or allowing them to burn in a landscape. Long-running suppression policies have excluded many fires from ecosystems that historically burned.
Prescribed burn : A deliberately set fire conducted under specified conditions to meet management objectives. Planned burns reduce fuels before they can feed uncontrolled wildfires.
Wildfire prevention : Measures that reduce the likelihood of human-caused or accidental wildfires. Prevention stops some ignitions before suppression becomes necessary.
Firebreak : A gap in vegetation or other combustible material designed to slow or stop a fire's spread. Removing fuel can give firefighters a boundary from which to defend against advancing flames.
Wildfire regime : The characteristic pattern of fire frequency, size, season, intensity, and type in a landscape. Suppression can shift the frequency and intensity that define a landscape's fire regime.
Defensible space : An area around a building managed to reduce wildfire fuels and improve firefighter access. Property-level fuel management can make suppression around homes safer and more effective.
Community wildfire adaptation : Changes to communities and infrastructure that reduce harm from wildfire without requiring every fire to be stopped. Adaptation reduces losses when suppression cannot prevent a fire from reaching developed areas.
Aerial firefighting : The use of aircraft to drop water or fire retardant, transport crews, or support wildfire operations. Aircraft can deliver water or retardant where ground crews cannot quickly reach.
Fuel load : The amount of combustible material available to burn in a given area. Repeatedly stopping fires can allow dead vegetation and other fuels to accumulate.
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