0 a strip of land in a wood or forest from which the trees have been removed to prevent a fire from spreading --
It may be possible, for example, to require a wider firebreak around the area burnt.
The policy of establishing a firebreak prevented the disease from spreading in my constituency.
They allege that the firebreak or pre-emptive culling was legal - again, not true.
That bill had not been passed last year and, therefore, such provision did not exist for legally enforceable mandatory firebreak culls.
These crops offer protection against erosion and desertification and play the role of firebreaks.
Once one crossed that firebreak, one would not be able to reverse the process.
We are talking about healthy animals that would be part of a ring-fence, firebreak approach to try to stop the spread of disease.
Is there not a serious danger of a further weakening in that firebreak by the introduction of nuclear depth charges?
