Containment arrangement for use with a prescribed burn apparatus

An apparatus configured to perform a prescribed burn of vegetative ground fuel, comprising:

• a movable platform configured to traverse ground that contains the vegetative ground fuel, the movable platform comprising a front end and a rear end opposing the front end;
• a burn chamber disposed on the movable platform, the burn chamber comprising a front end, a rear end opposing the front end, a first side, and a second side opposing the first side;
• a containment arrangement situated relative to the burn chamber and configured to confine burning of the vegetative ground fuel to a prescribed burn region of the ground, the containment arrangement comprising a front skirt situated proximate the front end of the burn chamber, a rear skirt situated proximate the rear end of the burn chamber, a first side skirt situated proximate the first side of the burn chamber, and a second side skirt situated proximate the second side of the burn chamber;
• a plurality of rollers situated at the rear end of the movable platform, the plurality of rollers comprising a first end roller and a second end roller opposing the first end roller;
• a first roller skirt situated proximate the rear skirt;
• a first extender skirt situated rearward of the first roller skirt and proximate the first end roller;
• a second extender skirt situated rearward of the first roller skirt and proximate the second end roller;
• and
• a discharge apparatus configured to expel residual effluent from the burn chamber;
• wherein each of the respective skirts comprises an arrangement of interleaved plates having two or more different shapes and connected together via link members.