Wildfire suppression

<p>Wildfire suppression is a range of <a href="/facts/Firefighting/rEb7fPFy">firefighting</a> tactics used to suppress <a href="/facts/Wildfire/LU3797A0">wildfires</a>. Firefighting efforts depend on many factors such as the available fuel, the local atmospheric conditions, the features of the terrain, and the size of the wildfire.  Because of this wildfire suppression in wild land areas usually requires different techniques, equipment, and training from the more familiar <a href="/facts/Structure_fire/VjaYwLHj">structure fire</a> fighting found in populated areas. Working in conjunction with specially designed <a href="/facts/Aerial_firefighting/4R9nv5Qm">aerial firefighting</a> <a href="/facts/Aircraft/EhC4mBep">aircraft</a>, fire engines, tools, <a href="/facts/Firefighting_foam/fnhESF0V">firefighting foams</a>, <a href="/facts/Fire_retardant/RkwChTJu">fire retardants</a>, and using various firefighting techniques, wildfire-trained crews work to suppress flames, construct <a href="/facts/Fire_break/RWy2E0U2">fire lines</a>, and extinguish flames and areas of heat in order to protect resources and natural wilderness. Wildfire suppression also addresses the issues of the <a href="/facts/Wildland%25E2%2580%2593urban_interface/34QfpXeU">wildland–urban interface</a>, where populated areas border with wild land areas.
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In the United States and other countries, aggressive wildfire suppression aimed at minimizing fires has often protected and saved significant wildlands, but has sometimes contributed to accumulation of fuel loads, increasing the risk of large, catastrophic fires.</p>

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Wildfire suppression