Fire Rake
Authored By: R. Reitz
Fire rakes are used to clear away small, light combustible materials when constructing firelines.
Fire rakes are used in combination with other hand tools.
The rake head is typically made of rigid heavy gage steel wire tines. The wooden handle should be kept smooth and replaced if there are slivers, cracks, and excessive warp or twist. The rake head should be tightly secured to the handle.
These types of rakes come in several sizes from handles that are 5 feet long with 12-to-16 inch tines to handles which are 24 inches long and tines about 8-to-10 inches long. Smaller rake can be easily carried on a line pack.
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