A fire set to spread against the wind in prescribed burning or to form a burned area fire break in fighting wildland fires. See: Backing; See also: Backfire
Ralph W. Burklin & Robert G. Purington, Fire Terms: A Guide to Their Meaning and Use, National Protection Association, Boston, MA 1980 USA. (Guide: Meaning and Use, Nat Prot Association Fr Srvc - Amer) {457}