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This is how firefighters from neighboring states like Nevada and Arizona can currently be found on the fire lines in L.A., and why the aircraft overhead bear liveries from nearby Orange County and faraway Quebec.
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Jay Balagna, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Instead, they’re often used to build a barrier called a fire line, a strip of land that has been cleared of flammable material down to bare soil.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Firefighting helicopters and airplanes dropped water and fire retardant on fire lines not far from the 405 Freeway in an attempt to prevent flames from engulfing more neighborhoods.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Nearly two dozen firefighters from Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, Sacramento Fire Department and Cosumnes Community Service District Fire Department were on the fire line Wednesday at the Palisades Fire that roared through Pacific Palisades and neighboring Malibu.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jay Balagna, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Instead, they’re often used to build a barrier called a fire line, a strip of land that has been cleared of flammable material down to bare soil.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Firefighting helicopters and airplanes dropped water and fire retardant on fire lines not far from the 405 Freeway in an attempt to prevent flames from engulfing more neighborhoods.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Nearly two dozen firefighters from Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, Sacramento Fire Department and Cosumnes Community Service District Fire Department were on the fire line Wednesday at the Palisades Fire that roared through Pacific Palisades and neighboring Malibu.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Fire line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20line. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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