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Firebreak facts for kids

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Plow cutting a firebreak in advance of a forest fire, South Carolina
RockyPointTrailAsFirebreak
Rocky Point Trail acted as a firebreak for a forest fire in McDonald Lake region of Glacier National Park, Montana, USA in summer 2003

A Firebreak is a way to fight fires. In a firebreak, there is no vegetation, or other material that can burn. This makes it hard for a fire to jump across the break. Therefore, the spread of a possible fire is delayed.

Images for kids

  • Tumbleweed Fire, Los Angeles County 2021, Part 9

    Red fire retardant dispersed aerially onto brush adjoining a firebreak during the Tumbleweed Fire in California, in July 2021; while vegetation to the left of the firebreak has completely burned, everything to its right was protected

  • Firebreak

    A firebreak

  • PLOW AROUND TO PREVENT FOREST FIRES. SEE YOUR FIRE WARDEN - NARA - 515192

    A poster promoting plowing to create a fire break

  • Contrasts - fire

    By comparing the burnt (right) and unburnt (left) sides of a dirt road in South Africa after a major veldfire (grassland fire) the effectiveness of the road in acting as a firebreak can be seen.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cortafuegos (forestal) para niños

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