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• A fire started to stop an advancing fire by creating a burned area in its path.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Backfire. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/backfire.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Backfire. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/backfire (accessed: April 1, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Backfire." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 1 April. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/backfire.

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