Backfire

Backfire

A fire set along the inner edge of a fire control line to consume the fuel in the path of a wildland fire or change the direction of force of the fire's convection column.

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Industry/Domain: Fire safety
Category: Prevention & protection
Company: NFPA
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Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A fire set along the inner edge of a fire control line to consume the fuel in the path of a wildland fire or change the direction of force of the fire’s convection column.

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To fart. A term which is in use in Australia and has been heard occasionally in Britain, especially among schoolchildren, since the 1950s.

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