Examples of fire line in a Sentence
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Fort Carson released teams from other installations and outside agencies Wednesday evening as the fire lines were holding steady, according to Thursday’s release.
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Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Some of the crews called up for duty reported that there were delays of up to an hour during the frantic effort to deploy them to the fire lines as workers struggled to gather equipment for their vehicles.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
To earn a promotion and reach higher pay grades, firefighters usually have to move among the agency’s nine regions or earn a master’s degree in forestry and leave the fire line.
—ProPublica, 16 Mar. 2024
Dozens of bulldozers have dug out fire lines, while aircrafts dumped thousands of gallons of water and flame retardant on the active blazes.
—USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
An infrared satellite image shows a fire line and burn scars west of Miami, Texas, Feb. 28, 2024.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024
Crews used seven fire lines and three master streams to contain the blaze, officials said.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
Fire crews have contained 5% of the Head fire as of Wednesday morning and are building fire lines to the west and south from Collins Baldy Lookout, according to Cal Fire.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
Edgar spent three days and two nights on the fire line, long enough for the containment effort to succeed.
—Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Some of the crews called up for duty reported that there were delays of up to an hour during the frantic effort to deploy them to the fire lines as workers struggled to gather equipment for their vehicles.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
To earn a promotion and reach higher pay grades, firefighters usually have to move among the agency’s nine regions or earn a master’s degree in forestry and leave the fire line.
—ProPublica, 16 Mar. 2024
Dozens of bulldozers have dug out fire lines, while aircrafts dumped thousands of gallons of water and flame retardant on the active blazes.
—USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
An infrared satellite image shows a fire line and burn scars west of Miami, Texas, Feb. 28, 2024.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024
Crews used seven fire lines and three master streams to contain the blaze, officials said.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
Fire crews have contained 5% of the Head fire as of Wednesday morning and are building fire lines to the west and south from Collins Baldy Lookout, according to Cal Fire.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
Edgar spent three days and two nights on the fire line, long enough for the containment effort to succeed.
—Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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“Fire line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20line. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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