on average wildfires burn up to five million acres of land in the United
million acres of land in the United
million acres of land in the United States each year while they can start
States each year while they can start
States each year while they can start naturally wildfires are often caused by
naturally wildfires are often caused by
naturally wildfires are often caused by humans with devastating consequences
wildfires are large uncontrolled
wildfires are large uncontrolled infernos that burn and quickly spread
infernos that burn and quickly spread
infernos that burn and quickly spread through wild landscapes types of
through wild landscapes types of
through wild landscapes types of wildfires may include forests brush and
wildfires may include forests brush and
wildfires may include forests brush and peat land fires depending on the
peat land fires depending on the
peat land fires depending on the landscapes affected wildfires require
landscapes affected wildfires require
landscapes affected wildfires require three components known as the fire
three components known as the fire
three components known as the fire triangle a heat source fuel and oxygen
triangle a heat source fuel and oxygen
triangle a heat source fuel and oxygen heat sources such as the Sun a hot bolt
heat sources such as the Sun a hot bolt
heat sources such as the Sun a hot bolt of lightning or a smoldering match can
of lightning or a smoldering match can
of lightning or a smoldering match can supply enough heat to spark a fire that
supply enough heat to spark a fire that
supply enough heat to spark a fire that spark then turns into flames when fuel
spark then turns into flames when fuel
spark then turns into flames when fuel or any flammable material is present dry
or any flammable material is present dry
or any flammable material is present dry dead grasses leaves and trees are common
dead grasses leaves and trees are common
dead grasses leaves and trees are common fuels for wildfires but so are living
fuels for wildfires but so are living
fuels for wildfires but so are living vegetation called green fuels pine trees
vegetation called green fuels pine trees
vegetation called green fuels pine trees and other evergreens contain flammable
and other evergreens contain flammable
and other evergreens contain flammable oils that can burn when exposed to a
oils that can burn when exposed to a
oils that can burn when exposed to a heat source as the fuel burns the
heat source as the fuel burns the
heat source as the fuel burns the resulting flames feed and thrive off of
resulting flames feed and thrive off of
resulting flames feed and thrive off of oxygen when air movement or wind occurs
oxygen when air movement or wind occurs
oxygen when air movement or wind occurs not only is more oxygen supplied to the
not only is more oxygen supplied to the
not only is more oxygen supplied to the fire but it may also help transport and
fire but it may also help transport and
fire but it may also help transport and spread the flames
spread the flames
spread the flames since wildfires occur outdoors they have
since wildfires occur outdoors they have
since wildfires occur outdoors they have a nearly endless supply of oxygen from
a nearly endless supply of oxygen from
a nearly endless supply of oxygen from our atmosphere to burn many wildfires
our atmosphere to burn many wildfires
our atmosphere to burn many wildfires are the result of natural causes a
are the result of natural causes a
are the result of natural causes a warmer climate and weather patterns like
warmer climate and weather patterns like
warmer climate and weather patterns like El Nino can create the hot dry
El Nino can create the hot dry
El Nino can create the hot dry conditions necessary for fires to erupt
conditions necessary for fires to erupt
conditions necessary for fires to erupt however about 90% of wildfires are
however about 90% of wildfires are
however about 90% of wildfires are caused by human activity such as camp
caused by human activity such as camp
caused by human activity such as camp fires that become uncontrollable
fires that become uncontrollable
fires that become uncontrollable improperly handled cigarettes or arson
improperly handled cigarettes or arson
improperly handled cigarettes or arson although wildfires occur worldwide they
although wildfires occur worldwide they
although wildfires occur worldwide they are most common in the western United
are most common in the western United
are most common in the western United States their high temperatures droughts
States their high temperatures droughts
States their high temperatures droughts and frequent lightning and thunderstorms
and frequent lightning and thunderstorms
and frequent lightning and thunderstorms can create the perfect setting for
can create the perfect setting for
can create the perfect setting for wildfires while they can be destructive
wildfires while they can be destructive
wildfires while they can be destructive and sometimes even deadly for humans
and sometimes even deadly for humans
and sometimes even deadly for humans wildfires do play an important role in
wildfires do play an important role in
wildfires do play an important role in nature they can help a forest by
nature they can help a forest by
nature they can help a forest by removing harmful insects or diseased
removing harmful insects or diseased
removing harmful insects or diseased plants and they can clear thick canopies
plants and they can clear thick canopies
plants and they can clear thick canopies to help sunshine reach seedlings on a
to help sunshine reach seedlings on a
to help sunshine reach seedlings on a forest floor by being aware of the
forest floor by being aware of the
forest floor by being aware of the conditions necessary for wildfires to
conditions necessary for wildfires to
conditions necessary for wildfires to occur they can be managed and prevented
occur they can be managed and prevented
occur they can be managed and prevented thereby saving lives and making way for
thereby saving lives and making way for
thereby saving lives and making way for the positive effects of wildfires
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