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backburn

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backburn Austral & NZ
Verb
1. to clear (an area of bush) by creating a fire that burns in the opposite direction from the wind
2. to prevent a bush fire from spreading by clearing an area of land in front of it
Noun
the act or result of backburning
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The wind is erratic," said Bill Schoneberger, an engine boss from Jacksonville working on a backburn along Forest Service Road 1510 on Sunday morning.
Cool weather slows growth of wildfire by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Working through the night as operations officer, Ward ordered his crews to backburn the flanks.
The wildfire fiasco by McLean, Herbert E. / American Forests
kept watch on a backburn charring brush, dead grass and tree stumps, a Black Hawk helicopter dumped hundreds of gallons of water on a nearby spot fire of more than 20 acres.
Blaze closes in on mountain communities by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
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