Editing Fuel ladder (section)

==Fire precautions==
Potential fuel ladders should be removed to reduce the risk of fire bridging the gap to the canopy.  To remove the ladder requires [[Limbing|pruning any low limbs]] up to a minimum of 8 feet, and potentially as high as 15 feet.  The required height depends on how low the branch tips hang, the steepness of slope, and the height and spacing of other nearby vegetation.{{cn|date=July 2023}}

The desired result is to create a situation in which a low-burning fire could burn to the [[trunk (botany)|trunk]] of a tree, which is protected by its [[Bark (botany)|bark]], without having thinner, more flammable branches, [[leaf|leaves]] or [[Pine needle|needles]] within easy reach of the fire.{{cn|date=July 2023}}