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...fire dies when it is deprived of fuel, heat or oxygen. The main strategy for fighting wildfires is containment: surround the fire and starve...
...Fire fighters can set up fire lines, areas cleared of any fuel that would allow the fire to spread...
...Controlled fires are sometimes set to deny fuel to an approaching blaze...
RETARDANT Nitrogen-heavy fertilizer mixed with water coats fuel to prevent burning. Iron oxide in the retardant gives it its orange color...
BACKFIRE Backfires are another method of depriving a fire of fuel so that it burns itself...