A generic term for the three key techniques for igniting a managed burn: • Line ignition - igniting a burn in strips along a control line and the adjacent fuel. • Points of fire ignition - igniting a number of fires within an area of fuel. The aim of this technique is for the individual fires to burn into one another. • Fingers of fire ignition - a low intensity back burn which is achieved by igniting lines of fire at right angles to a control line and parallel to the wind