In which direct attack control action can you anchor and flank at the head of the fire toward the heel?

In which direct attack control action can you anchor and flank at the head of the fire toward the heel?

• A. Envelopment
• B. Pincer
• C. Anchor and Flank
• D. Parallel

Answer: (B)

Pincer is the direct attack technique that uses two fronts moving toward a common point on the fire’s edge to trap and contain it. By anchoring a fixed point at the head of the fire, you establish a solid reference from which others can flank along the head toward the heel. This converging action pinches the fire, limiting its forward progression and guiding it toward already burned areas or a prepared line. It’s the cleanest way to rapidly close the gap on a active head and prevent the fire from slipping around your control lines. Envelopment would involve surrounding from more than two sides, which is not the standard two-front direct attack described here. A parallel attack stays alongside the fire’s edge without converging toward a point, so it doesn’t satisfy anchoring at the head and flanking toward the heel. Anchor and flank is related but doesn’t capture the specific two-front convergence that defines a Pincer.

Pincer is the direct attack technique that uses two fronts moving toward a common point on the fire’s edge to trap and contain it. By anchoring a fixed point at the head of the fire, you establish a solid reference from which others can flank along the head toward the heel. This converging action pinches the fire, limiting its forward progression and guiding it toward already burned areas or a prepared line. It’s the cleanest way to rapidly close the gap on a active head and prevent the fire from slipping around your control lines.

Envelopment would involve surrounding from more than two sides, which is not the standard two-front direct attack described here. A parallel attack stays alongside the fire’s edge without converging toward a point, so it doesn’t satisfy anchoring at the head and flanking toward the heel. Anchor and flank is related but doesn’t capture the specific two-front convergence that defines a Pincer.