. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. BACK-FIRING. 87 rain or change of wind, or by meeting some barrier which they can not pass. A barrier of this kind is often made by starting another fire some distance ahead of the princii^al one. This back-fire, as it is -^L-F^ called, mnst be al- lowed to l)urn only against the wind and toward the main fire, so that when the two fires meet both must go out for lack of fuel. To J) re vent it from moving with the wind, a back-fire should al- ways be started on the windward side of a road or a raked or sanded strii), or some other line which it
. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. BACK-FIRING. 87 rain or change of wind, or by meeting some barrier which they can not pass. A barrier of this kind is often made by starting another fire some distance ahead of the princii^al one. This back-fire, as it is -^L-F^ called, mnst be al- lowed to l)urn only against the wind and toward the main fire, so that when the two fires meet both must go out for lack of fuel. To J) re vent it from moving with the wind, a back-fire should al- ways be started on the windward side of a road or a raked or sanded strii), or some other line which it can be kept from crossing. (See fig. 82.) If it is al- lowed to escape it may become as dangerous as the main ^S£S^. Fig. 82.—Setting a back-fire on the windward side of a road. Southern New Jersey. Drawn from a Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Division of Forestry. Washington : G. P. O.
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