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A fire trail is a rural road built specifically for the purpose of access for "fire management purposes". The term is part of the vocabulary of Australian bushfire control and may be also known as a fireroad in US terminology. A fire trail may act as part of a control line or fire break but a fire trail in itself does not constitute a fire break.[1]

Due to fire trails providing access to otherwise remote areas, possible adverse effects include: illegal activities, erosion, noise pollution, and weed invasion.[1]

Since fire trails are unpaved roads, contour banks are essential to control erosion and track degradation.[1]


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c (2007) Policy No. 2/2007 Fire Trails. Sydney, Australia: Bush Fire Coordinating Committee, 1. 

[edit] External links

  • "Access" NSW Rural Fire Service, Building in Bushfire Prone Areas