A firefighting tactic where the ground is cleared to bare dirt in order to interrupt the spread of the fire by removing fuels from the fire's path. A hand line is a fire line built with hand tools.

A strip of land cleared of vegetation to stop the spread of a fire.

A trail around a fire, dug down to mineral soil and clear of all debris. One type of firebreak.

The part of a control line that is manually or mechanically prepared for the purpose of controlling a forest fire. In a wider sense, the working area around a fire.

A boundary of a fire scene established for public safety and to identify the area in which firefighters may be working.