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Glossary English (Text Version) > Glossary Airtac Support for aircraft. Usually, this is a small plane used to assist slurry bombers (airtankers) or helicopters to aid Backburn / Backfire Also known as a backfire, this is used in two instances. One is used when firefighters want to contain a fire by setting another fire, that will burn less hot, and do less damage, and will stop the fire from burning past a certain point. Bitterroot Forest The Bitterroot Forest is a national forest surrounding the 60 mile long Bitterroot Valley. It covers more than 1.6 million acres of land, both multi-use forest and wilderness (each about 800,000 acres). Bladder Home | Historical Fires | Fighting Fires | Preventing Fires Community | Interactive Search the Whole Site Search: advanced search Glossary English (Text Version) > Glossary Airtac Support for aircraft. Usually, this is a small plane used to assist slurry bombers (airtankers) or helicopters to aid Backburn / Backfire Also known as a backfire, this is used in two instances. One is used when firefighters want to contain a fire by setting another fire, that will burn less hot, and do less damage, and will stop the fire from burning past a certain point. Bitterroot Forest The Bitterroot Forest is a national forest surrounding the 60 mile long Bitterroot Valley. It covers more than 1.6 million acres of land, both multi-use forest and wilderness (each about 800,000 acres). Bladder