How do firefighters fight a large forest fire?

Air resources are highly visible and are able to make good progress toward containment by laying down strips of water or retardant on the fire's edge, or in its path, to allow ground forces to catch up with the fire. Air resources can be lumped into fixed wing (planes) and rotar wing (helicopters). read more

For large fires the cooling of the fuel is not going to happen due to the heat being given off by the fire. This rules out direct attack with hoselines on the fire Indirect attack is the removal or prevention of the fire getting new fuel. read more

How to Fight a Forest Fire. Three Methods: Encountering a Wild Fire Fighting a Forest Fire as a Professional Preventing Forest Fires Community Q&A. Forest fires are an important element in the lifecycle of a forest. Unfortunately, many forest fires begin as the result of human negligence. read more

These days, satellites, computers, aircrafts and digital equipment are used to monitor fires, forecast wind directions and create instant and effective maps and information needed to fight fires. This makes it a lot easier and quicker for firefighters to contain and put out fires. Firemen Trained firefighters are key to fighting fires. read more