Editing The Burning Line (section)

==L==
*'''Fuel ladder|Ladder fuels''': Flammable vegetation that helps a ground fire move into the canopy.
*'''LCES:''' Firefighter safety mnemonic for Lookouts, Communications, Escape routes, Safe zones.
*'''Lead plane''': Aircraft with pilot used to make trial runs over the target area to check wind, smoke conditions, topography and to lead air tankers to targets and supervise their drops.
*'''Let-burn policy:''' Administrative decision to defer fire suppression, perhaps because of wilderness and long-term forest conservation considerations.
*'''Light 'em, fight 'em''':  Derogatory term for wildland crew with a reputation for igniting its prescribed burns carelessly.
*'''Line firing''':
*'''Litter:''' Surface buildup of leaves and twigs.
*'''Logging slash''' or '''logging debris:'''
*'''Longline:''' Helicopter arrangement for lowering external loads into areas not available for landing.
*'''Lookouts:''' (1) Safety person positioned to monitor the location and behavior of a fire, ready to sigal a crew to escape; (2) '''[[Fire lookout tower]]''' or fire tower, often on mountain-tops, for viewing the surrounding countryside and watching for signs of fire; (3) '''[[Fire lookout]]''', the person who works in the fire lookout tower; (4) The "L" of "'''LCES'''" safety mnemonic, which see above.