- Fire trail
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.cite book | title = Policy No. 2/2007 Fire Trails | publisher = Bush Fire Coordinating Committee | date = 2007 | location = Sydney, Australia | pages = 1 | url = http://www.bushfire.nsw.gov.au/dsp_more_info.cfm?CON_ID=4930&CAT_ID=537]
Due to fire trails providing access to otherwise remote areas, possible adverse effects include: illegal activities, erosion, noise pollution, and weed invasion.cite book | title = Policy No. 2/2007 Fire Trails | publisher = Bush Fire Coordinating Committee | date = 2007 | location = Sydney, Australia | pages = 2 | url = http://www.bushfire.nsw.gov.au/dsp_more_info.cfm?CON_ID=4930&CAT_ID=537]
Since fire trails are unpaved roads, contour banks are essential to control erosion and track degradation.cite book | title = Policy No. 2/2007 Fire Trails | publisher = Bush Fire Coordinating Committee | date = 2007 | location = Sydney, Australia | pages = 13 | url = http://www.bushfire.nsw.gov.au/dsp_more_info.cfm?CON_ID=4930&CAT_ID=537]
References
External links
* [http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?CAT_ID=255 "Access"] NSW Rural Fire Service, Building in Bushfire Prone Areas
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