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An engine crew, meanwhile, rolls to the fire line with a fire engine to pump water or fire-suppressing foam onto a blaze.
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Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
In the Santa Ana Mountains, the Airport fire made no new advances Saturday night, holding under 24,000 acres and giving ground crews a chance to reach hard-to-access areas around Trabuco Canyon and establish fire lines.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
The fire was still at 5% containment as of Thursday night, but firefighters planned to use bulldozers to construct fire lines on the backside of Robinson Ranch and behind Dove Canyon and Coto de Caza all the way to Ortega Highway, Concialdi said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
More than 200 firefighters were fighting the flames Thursday morning, using helicopters and cutting fire lines with bulldozers in a desperate attempt to prevent the fire from spreading to homes in the densely populated areas of north Chico, authorities said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 July 2024
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Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
In the Santa Ana Mountains, the Airport fire made no new advances Saturday night, holding under 24,000 acres and giving ground crews a chance to reach hard-to-access areas around Trabuco Canyon and establish fire lines.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
The fire was still at 5% containment as of Thursday night, but firefighters planned to use bulldozers to construct fire lines on the backside of Robinson Ranch and behind Dove Canyon and Coto de Caza all the way to Ortega Highway, Concialdi said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
More than 200 firefighters were fighting the flames Thursday morning, using helicopters and cutting fire lines with bulldozers in a desperate attempt to prevent the fire from spreading to homes in the densely populated areas of north Chico, authorities said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 July 2024
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“Fire line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20line. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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