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Examples of fire line in a Sentence
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The crews plan to use aerial ignition teams and hand crews to secure fire lines along natural features and existing roads in order to contain the flames, fire officials said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 23 May 2024
Fort Carson released teams from other installations and outside agencies Wednesday evening as the fire lines were holding steady, according to Thursday’s release.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Some of the crews called up for duty reported that there were delays of up to an hour during the frantic effort to deploy them to the fire lines as workers struggled to gather equipment for their vehicles.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
To earn a promotion and reach higher pay grades, firefighters usually have to move among the agency’s nine regions or earn a master’s degree in forestry and leave the fire line.
—ProPublica, 16 Mar. 2024
Dozens of bulldozers have dug out fire lines, while aircrafts dumped thousands of gallons of water and flame retardant on the active blazes.
—USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
An infrared satellite image shows a fire line and burn scars west of Miami, Texas, Feb. 28, 2024.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024
Crews used seven fire lines and three master streams to contain the blaze, officials said.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
Fire crews have contained 5% of the Head fire as of Wednesday morning and are building fire lines to the west and south from Collins Baldy Lookout, according to Cal Fire.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1901, in the meaning defined above
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“Fire line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20line. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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