Topographic features
Fires starting near the base of this topographic feature can react similar to a fire in a fireplace.
Box canyon
This fuel burns hot and fast.
Light flashy fuels or grass/shrub fuels.
This tool is most used to make final touches to the hand line or remove light debris.
Rake
This fire type is caused by a natural or human incident and burns through the wildland.
Wildfire
This fire suppression method is often made using hand tools.
Hand line
Increases in wind and strong upslope air movement can be expected at sharp bends in this type of topographic feature.
Narrow canyon
These fuels are found in the tops of trees.
Canopy fuels.
This tool can be used in many ways, such as scraping or scooping to create hand line.
Shovel
This fire type always burns in the tops of trees or foliage in the canopy.
Crowning fire
Often used to strengthen a pre-existing hand line or to slow quickly spreading fire using water.
Wet line
spotting of fires are not common, except in high winds. Drastic differences in fire behavior will occur on north or south aspects of this topographic feature.
Wide canyons
These fuels allow fire to spread into the canopy of the trees.
Ladder fuels
This tool is commonly used for grubbing or chopping on the hand line.
Pulaski
This fire type burns slowly, creating smoke, but no flame.
Smoldering fire or ground fire
Using heavy machinery to create a wider fire break.
Dozer line
Wind blowing through this topographic feature can increase in speed as it passes through the constricted area and spreads out on the downwind side.
Chutes and/or saddles
These fuels are found loosely scattered all over the forest floor.
Timber litter
This tool has many uses in making hand line, with a curved scraping edge and a toothed edge.
Pro hoe
This fire type burns all fuel that is live or loose above ground.
Surface fire
This is quickly produced and often smaller than typical hand line
Scratch line
Fires rate of spread often slows as it encounters an opposing upslope airflow from the other side of this topographic feature.
Ridges
These fuels are usually longer burning and created by decaying trees.
Dead and down fuels
This tool is sometimes used to make the final touches to hand line, but with great force
Leafblower
This fire type is often set in place by firefighters to oppose wildfire or reduce fuels.
Controlled burns/rx burns/back burns
A method often applied from the air to create a highly fire resistant line.
Retardant drops/ retardant line