How many saw teams are needed for light fuel types?

• A. 1 saw/swamper team, fewer cutters, and a larger contingent of scrapers
• B. 2 saw/swamper teams with equal cutters and scrapers
• C. No saw teams required
• D. 3 saw/swamper teams with more cutters than scrapers

Answer: (A)

When building line in light fuel types, the vegetation and debris are less dense, so the job relies more on scraping to remove surface fuels and expose mineral soil than on heavy cutting. That means you can get the line done efficiently with a single saw/swamper team to handle any small-diameter material, while allocating fewer cutters because there isn’t a lot to cut. A larger group of scrapers is used to clean and widen the line quickly across the area.

So the best setup is one saw/swamper team with fewer cutters and more scrapers, which aligns with the lighter, faster-clearing needs of light fuels. Having no saw team wouldn’t provide the necessary removal of any woody pieces, and adding more saw teams or increasing cutters would slow things down and isn’t needed for light fuels.