Patrol 2 : (1) To travel a given route looking for fires or conditions which may lead to fires. (2) To inspect a fire line repeatedly to extinguish breakover, spot fires, or fires inside but close to the line
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}