Fig. 4

Various forms of fire and forest operations associated with roads and fuelbreaks on the Cameron Peak Fire in Colorado, USA. Photos from InciWeb (inciweb.nwcg.gov). Panel A shows active fire operations, specifically fire personnel conducting a burnout operation from a forest road into an area that was previously treated with mechanical thinning. Panels B–D by contrast show equipment and personnel performing preparatory work to enhance control likelihood. Panel B shows roadside brushing operations, panel C shows a fuelbreak being cleared by a feller-buncher, and panel D shows piles of cut trees from an operation creating a fuelbreak near a forest road to serve as a contingency line