Strip Head Fires : A line or series of fires that are set near a firebreak and upwind of it to burn with the wind into the fire break and thus quickly burn out an area. See also: Strip Firing
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}