Different Wildland Fire Suppression Techniques

Did you know that there are several techniques used to suppress wildland fires? These fires can have both positive and negative impacts on the environment, and it's important to be prepared and know how to respond.

Here are some of the techniques used to suppress wildland fires:

• Prevention: Strategies for preventing wildland fires, such as creating defensible space and following local burn bans.
• Extinguishment: Methods for extinguishing wildland fires, including water, foam, and dry chemicals.
• Containment: Techniques for containing wildland fires, like setting up fire breaks and using fire retardant chemicals.
• Control: Strategies for controlling wildland fires, like backburning and indirect attack.
• Rehabilitation: The importance of rehabilitating burned areas after a wildland fire, and some of the techniques used to do so.