backburn

/ ˈbækˌbɜːn /

verb

to clear (an area of scrub, bush, etc) by creating a new fire that burns in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire

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Patrick Griego, who is a distant cousin of the Head Start director, said the fire above his house last Wednesday was a backburn.

Backburn operations on Monday night allowed crews to reopen State Highway 18.

Though doubtful the Taliban will abide by the peace deal, Backburn said he’s ready for hostilities to end.

The rain was also complicating firefighters’ attempts to strategically backburn certain areas and was making the ground slippery for fire trucks.

The rain was also complicating firefighters’ attempts to strategically backburn certain areas, and was making the ground slippery for fire trucks.

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