- Author: Susie Kocher
- Author: Rob York
- Author: Lenya Quinn-Davidson
Published on: December 11, 2018
The humble rake has been in the spotlight in recent weeks, and its role as a forest management tool ridiculed and scorned. However, most fire professionals believe rakes are a necessary part of saving California's forests.
Those who are familiar with fire are undoubtedly familiar with the McLeod, which is a standard firefighting tool and … it is essentially a rake (one side is a rake with coarse tines and the other side has a flat sharpened hoe). The McLeod was created in 1905 by a U.S. Forest Service ranger who wanted a single tool that could rake fire lines (with the teeth) and cut branches and roots (with the sharpened hoe edge). The McCleod is used to scrape fuels...
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Natural Resources
Tags: fire suppression (1), Lenya Quinn-Davidson (8), prescribed fire (7), Rob York (5), Susie Kocher (18)
Focus Area Tags: Natural Resources
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