We need it to farm, to wash, to provide power, to control fires and—most importantly—to drink.

我们需要它来耕种、洗涤、提供电力、控制火灾，最重要的是——供我们饮用。

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To control fires, an alarm system, fire fighting teams, and beaters must be organized in advance and plans prepared.

为了控制可能的火灾，事前必须制定好计划并组织好警报系统、救火队和灭火人员。

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Measures to prevent and control fires must be considered from the start of emergency assistance at displaced person camps.

在紧急救助一开始的时候就应该考虑到预防和控制灾民营火灾的措施。

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The fires got out of control. Many buildings burned to the ground.

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The city has few out-of-control fires, according to David Lasker, a freelance photographer who makes a living shooting pictures of Chicago blazes.

CNN: Disaster is topic of new Web site

But the American Forest Resource Council, a lobbying group that represents members of the timber industry, believes that forests should be managed to control fires and also to store carbon.

NPR: Stronger Wildfires Part of Emerging Global Pattern

There are three fires still out of control outside of Coimbra and then another eight fires or so in the central area.

NPR: In Portugal Another Season of Forest Fires