Not using existing barriers increases what aspect of the operation?

Not using existing barriers increases what aspect of the operation?

• A. Work required to contain a fire
• B. Water usage
• C. Crew size
• D. Time of day

Answer: (A)

Using barriers is a way to slow fire spread and protect areas with less effort. When you don’t use those barriers, you have to treat a larger area and create more control lines, which means more physical work to build and maintain the fireline and to perform burnout operations. That extra labor is the main reason the workload to contain the fire goes up. Water use, crew size, and time of day can be affected by many factors, but the direct, most consistent increase from not using barriers is the increased work required to contain the fire.

Using barriers is a way to slow fire spread and protect areas with less effort. When you don’t use those barriers, you have to treat a larger area and create more control lines, which means more physical work to build and maintain the fireline and to perform burnout operations. That extra labor is the main reason the workload to contain the fire goes up. Water use, crew size, and time of day can be affected by many factors, but the direct, most consistent increase from not using barriers is the increased work required to contain the fire.