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    • One of the most important components of wildfire suppression, control lines are simply the boundaries—natural or humanmade—that firefighters employ to control how and where a fire spreads. A rocky rid… See more

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  1. Break up dense brush and fallen trees

    When setting control lines or firelines, firefighters may even use explosives to break up dense brush and fallen trees. Explosives can also be used to fell trees whose spread might help a fire jump across a control line.
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