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12 Cards in this Set
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Altimeter |
measures height of trees and can also be used to measure slope |
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Back-pack Fire Pump |
when filled with water, this hand-operated pump can be used to extinguish small areas of burning grass |
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Bark Gauge |
measures bark thickness by driving the cutting edge through bark until wood is reached. Guard is slid against tree or log and bark thickness is read directly off the scale |
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Canthook |
used to roll and position logs |
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Chainsaw |
used to fell trees, prune branches, and cut up logs |
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Chainsaw Chaps |
made with specially woven fibers designed to burst apart upon contact with a chain saw chain and jam the chain against the saw’s bar and sprocket, protecting the user’s legs from injury |
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Clinometer |
used to measure heights of trees, slopes, and vertical angles |
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Data Recorder |
used to electronically store data in the field for transfer to a computer back in the office |
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Densiometer |
used to help estimate the spacing of trees and determine if thinning or other practices are needed |
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Diameter Tape |
when wrapped around the trunk of a tree, provides readings of tree’s diameter |
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Dot Grid |
used to calculate acreage by dot count on any map or photo, regardless of the scale |
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Drip Torch |
used to widen fuelbreaks by burning out fuels between the break and the oncoming fire. It is widely used in mop-up operations to burn out pockets of fuel remaining adjacent to control lines after a wildfire is contained. It is also used to ignite fuels as part of a prescribed burn |
