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	Driptorch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Variations of the driptorch can be attached to off road vehicles to ignite a fire while driving slowly along the ignition line (see a photo of this in controlled burn).
		Another variant of the driptorch is the helitorch, which is attached to a helicopter and is used to ignite fire from the air.
		In forest and prairie management, the driptorch is the most common tool used to ignite prescribed burns, which are used to remove excess fuel buildup or to re-create natural cycles of fire in an ecosystem.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Driptorch (268 words)

	Controlled burn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Controlled burns are commonly ignited using a tool known as the driptorch, which allows a steady stream of flaming fuel to be directed to the ground as needed.
		Variations on the driptorch can be used such as the helitorch, which is mounted on a helicopter, or other improvised devices such as mounting a driptorch-like device on the side of a vehicle.
		A pyrotechnic device known as the fusee can also be used in ignition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prescribed_burn (381 words)

	Wildfire - The Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In alternative approaches, firefighters attempt to control the fire by controlling the area that it can spread to, by creating "control lines", which are areas that contain no combustible material.
		These control lines can be produced by physically removing fuel (for instance, with a bulldozer), or by "backburning", in which small, low-intensity fires are started, using a device such as the driptorch, or pyrotechnic flares known as "fusees", to burn the flammable material in a (hopefully) controlled way.
		These may then be extinguished by firefighters, or, ideally, directed in such a way that they meet the main fire front, at which point both fires run out of flammable material and are thus extinguished.
	www.the-encyclopedia.com /description/Wildfire (3067 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		An effective method of reducing fire intensity is to use a series of spots or short 1- to 2-foot-long strips instead of a solid line of fire.
		An added advantage of these short strips or spots is that driptorches will not have to be filled as often.
		The helitorch is well suited for discontinuous fuels such as those in clearcuts because this system emits a steady stream of burning fuel globs.
	fire.forestencyclopedia.net /Encyclopedia_Page.2004-09-02.2411/Firing%20techniques/print_section (4249 words)

	Land Navigation - www.ezboard.com
		The problem is that after being "trained" and "having proven compentency", is that I still don't understand it.
		Driptorch, It doesn't look like you've had much luck here so I'll tell you what we do.
		Besides for our militia training, I teach a number of classes in disaster preparedness and urban and wilderness survival ( www.lazysbarc.com), one of which is land nav.
	p198.ezboard.com /fzionscampfrm5.showMessage?topicID=23.topic (546 words)

	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge - Fire Management
		Each burn starts with a detailed plan that prescribes how, when and why the burn in being conducted.
		All conditions need to be met before the first "driptorch" (canister of diesel and gasoline) drops a flame to the ground.
		A crew of up to 15 people then encompass the unit with fire, taking care to keep it where it belongs.
	www.fws.gov /midwest/minnesotavalley/fire.html (257 words)

	The WALTER Stakeholders Perspectives
		His stories about past wildfires -- and the conditions that contributed to them -- are a great source for people hoping to prevent or control similar fires in the future.
		Dana "Driptorch" Walter has a hands-on role in wildfire prevention and management.
		She also uses a driptorch and other equipment to start controlled burns that eliminate excess fuel and prevent wildfires from spreading.
	walter.arizona.edu /overview/stakeholders.asp (594 words)

	Articles - Aerial firefighting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Helicopters can also be used to ignite backburns and controlled burns.
		A driptorch mounted on the helicopter ( helitorch) can be used for this purpose.
		Another device which can be used shoots a stream of flaming ping-pong balls into the forest.
	www.bird-center.net /articles/Aerial_firefighting (938 words)

	Fire case studies
		The low fuel plots had 443 plus or minus 74 grams/m2 of accumulated fuel, while the high fuel plots had 1032 plus or minus 60 grams/m2 of accumulated fuel.
		FIRE DESCRIPTION : The fire was a line head fire ignited by driptorch on September 5, 1985.
		Fire intensity and fire temperatures demstrate that fire on the high fuel plot was roughly four times as intense at the soil surface as that on the low fuel plot.
	www.fs.fed.us /database/feis/plants/graminoid/andgerg/fire_case_studies.html (557 words)

	Handcrews Photo Description Page
		Courtesy of Jim G. Driptorch MN: On the job with the driptorch in the Land o' Lakes.
		Driptorch: The Buck Mountain Fire on the Blue Ridge Parkway, NPS, in Roanoke VA. The forest fire burned into a tire dump of 4 to 5 million tires.
		NC Driptorch and Watching the Line in NC: A few more photos I was able to take around here in North Carolina.
	www.wildlandfire.com /descr/descr_hand.htm (6908 words)

	BendBulletin.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Nate Hollows, a firefighter from Salt Lake City, uses a driptorch to ignite a planned burn on Tuesday afternoon near the Log Springs Fire on the Warm Springs Indian reservation.
		SIMNASHO — As firefighters battled the southwest end of a growing wildfire Tuesday afternoon, families evacuated from houses on the opposite side of the fire were allowed to return home.
		Whether you travel to visit the area, or are a life-long resident, you'll find The Bulletin Online to be the source of local information for all of the Central Oregon Communities.
	www.bendbulletin.com /news/story.cfm?story_no=14033 (1206 words)

	What is a scout rifle? - www.ezboard.com
		The short barrel is exectly what Goet said "The shorter barrel aids in brushwhacking".
		The 'scout rifle' you're asking about Driptorch, was an idea that was originally conceived by Jeff Cooper the gun writer and (mostly self espoused) M1911A1.45 ACP expert.
		Cooper wanted a rifle that's no longer than a meter (40 inches actually as compared to a yardstick) and serves as a modern day "carbine" not unlike a M94 Winchester or M336 Marlin in purpose.
	p198.ezboard.com /fzionscampfrm2.showMessage?topicID=114.topic (821 words)

	The Florida Wildfires -- Florida in Flames
		Anyone on a hot shot crew has used one.
		They just don't know what it is when you call it a fire pot, because in the West it's called a driptorch.
		Trying to set up communications was even tougher than dealing with regional language differences.
	www.9-1-1magazine.com /magazine/1998/1198/feas/124andersson/index.html (1863 words)

	Wildfire Behaviour 2
		When fires are being lit - either as backburns or as prescribed burns a knowledge of fire behaviour allows the best ignition patterns to be used...
		When lighting by a series of spots from a driptorch space the spots along and between rows so that the fires have not accelerated to unwanted intensities before they merge.
		In general this is done by walking across slope.
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/33161/20030123/www.esb.act.gov.au/candr/tm_wb263.htm (156 words)

	Pictures Catalogue - Tunbridge, David (David Ian) Volunteers of the ACT Bushfire Service lighting a back-burn on the ...
		Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.; Title devised by cataloguer based on accompanying documentation.; "Lighting a back-burn on Mt. Franklin Road, Brindabella Range, ACT.
		Member of the ACT Bushfire Service using a driptorch to put in a back-burn along Mt. Franklin Road to the west of Bendora Dam, ACT.
		Task is to remove fuel between the main fire front burning uphill from the east and the road, which is being used as a containment line.
	nla.gov.au /nla.pic-an24954626 (329 words)

	Gulgong DC - Latest News
		The burn helped in the training of our newest members, and provided the chance for the first joint training in RFS techniques for the local NSWFB Brigade, Station 312.
		Four NSWFB members joined with Gulgong DC RFS members in conducting the burn, gaining experience in RFS grasslands firefighting techniques, backburning and fire breaks and use of that well reknowned tool...the driptorch !!!
		While the wind conditions weren't as helpfull, the burn was a success for the experience gained by all.
	gulgong.rfsa.org.au /information/news.htm (1683 words)

	Gulgong DC - News Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The brigade assisted the owner in an agricultural burn of some 600 acres of stubble.
		The experience allowed some newer members some practical training in using driptorches, grasslands firefighting techniques and fire behaviour.
		Older hands had the opportunity to plan a burn.
	gulgong.rfsa.org.au /information/newsarch.htm (4664 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Promote workshops to educate public officials on the benefits of native habitats and the problems associated with exotics.
		Involve public officials in management activities; e.g., holding the driptorch.
		Invite on post burn review Utilize the resources and outreach abilities of national assoc.
	www.group-solutions.com /Transcripts%20and%20Downloads/Scrub%20Habitat%20Transcripts/Scrub%20Habitat%20Final%20Report%20TXT.txt (14990 words)

	burn pics
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		Photo taken during the burn at the Dantzler preserve in Gautier, MS Fish and Wildlife Service employee uses a driptorch to ignite a backfire
		Several days after the burn, you can clearly see that most of the underbrush has been removed
	www.dmr.state.ms.us /Coastal-Ecology/Preserves/Photo-Month/burns/burn-pics.htm (90 words)

	Photo Description Page
		Hoosier Engine 1&2: Hoosier NF Engine 42 CAFS and Engine 41 Type 6.
		Driptorch MN: On the job with the driptorch.
		This and the next four photos were taken by Bum Pup.
	www.wildlandfire.com /description.htm (16246 words)

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