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'''Back-burning:'''  Instead of constructing fire breaks, an area ahead of an advancing fire might be set alight and burnt in a controlled manner to remove the fuel from that area, thus impeding the advance of the main fire.
 
'''Back-burning:'''  Instead of constructing fire breaks, an area ahead of an advancing fire might be set alight and burnt in a controlled manner to remove the fuel from that area, thus impeding the advance of the main fire.
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'''Aeroplanes:'''  Both fixed and rotary-wing aeroplanes (helicopters) are used to drop water onto fires, particularly in areas difficult to reach on the ground.
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'''Aircraft:'''  Both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft (helicopters) are used to drop water onto fires, particularly in areas difficult to reach on the ground.
    
== Extinguishers ==
 
== Extinguishers ==
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