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Prescribed and Controlled Burns Often Kick Off by Drip Torch Use
Controlled burns, prescribed burns, and backfires are all similar terms for a
wildland fire that is intentionally lit to create a natural firebreak in front
of a main fire front, to reduce fuel buildup and decrease the potential for a
hotter and more serious wildland fire, or to renew forest areas by stimulating
germination of some trees and increasing seedling growth.
The drip torch [https://shop.waterax.com/index.php/drip-torch.html] often used
in prescribed, controlled, and back burns is a m...
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Put Out The Fire Before It Starts
At WATERAX, our business is moving the water that puts out wildfires, using some
of the most powerful, reliable and lightweight pumps around. During Fire
Prevention Week, which this year runs October 3 to 9, we join all firefighters -
wildland, urban and rural - in helping raise awareness of the importance of fire
prevention. Because prevention is certainly the most powerful firefighting tool
of all.
First, a bit of history. Ever wonder why Fire Prevention week is held in
October? On October 9,...
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