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A lot of people assume that when a wildfire starts, it will quickly be controlled and extinguished. This is an accurate assumption 97% of the time. For most wildfires, firefighters have the ability, equipment and technology for effective fire suppression. But 3% of the time wildfires burn so intensely that there is little firefighters can do. Presented at the bottom are firefighter tactics as they relate to wildfire flame length.