Driptorch
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A driptorch is a tool used in wildfire suppression, controlled burning, and other forestry applications to intentionally ignite fires by dripping flaming fuel onto the ground.
Two driptorches during a prescribed fire at Valley Forge National Historical Park.
A driptorch used for a controlled burn in response to the 2020 Creek Fire in California
Using a driptorch to ignite a prescribed fire
ATV mounted driptorch
Wildfire suppression
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Wildfire suppression efforts depend on many factors such as the available fuels, atmospheric conditions, topography, and the size of the wildfire. Due to these complicating factors and additional remo
Driptorch
…A driptorch is a tool used in wildfire suppression, controlled burning, and other forestry applications to intentionally ignite fires by dripping flaming fuel onto the ground. The driptorch consists of…
A wildland firefighter from the Idaho Bureau of Land Management lays down fire from a driptorch.
U.S. and Australian firefighters discussing tactics at the Peat Fire near Cape Conran Coastal Park, Victoria. The U.S. firefighter is in the distinctive yellow and green Nomex uniform.
A Canadair CL-415 owned by the Government of Manitoba to combat wildfires
U.S. Bureau of Land Management wildland fire engines at the Numbers Fire Incident Command Post during sunset.