Editing Firebreak (section)

{{short description|Natural or man-made gap in vegetation that acts as a barrier against wildfires}}
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[[File:Tumbleweed Fire, Los Angeles County 2021, Part 9.JPG|thumb|Red [[fire retardant]] dispersed aerially onto brush adjoining a firebreak during the [[Tumbleweed Fire]] in California, in July 2021; while vegetation to the left of the firebreak has completely burned, everything to its right was protected]]
[[File:Firebreak.JPG|thumb|A firebreak on the [[Setúbal Peninsula]] in Portugal]]
A '''firebreak''' or '''double track''' (also called a '''fire line''', '''fuel break''', '''fireroad''' and '''firetrail''' in Australia) is a gap in vegetation or other combustible material that acts as a barrier to slow or stop the progress of a bushfire or [[wildfire]]. A firebreak may occur naturally where there is an absence of vegetation or "[[fuel]]", such as a river, lake or canyon. Firebreaks may also be man-made, and many of these also serve as roads, such as [[logging]] roads, [[four-wheel drive]] trails, secondary roads, or [[highway]]s.