Which of the Following Techniques Are NOT Used to Fight

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following techniques are NOT used to fight fires?

• A) digging firebreaks by hand or bulldozer
• B) igniting a burnout ahead of the main fire to remove fuel in front of the fire
• C) planes or helicopters dumping loads of water
• D) planes dumping loads of borate retardant just ahead of the fire
• E) igniting a fire close to the wildfire to burn the area between it and the wildfire

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