According to our textbook, Earth's Natural Hazards, Understanding Natural Disasters and Catastrophes, wildfire is any instance of uncontrolled burning of grasslands, woodlands, and brush. It destroys resources, historic sites, property, take peoples lives, and put people in harms way. When wildfires get started it is difficult to put them out because they grow so quickly and they have unlimited about of fuel. Fire needs three ingredients: fuel, oxygen, and heat. This is known as the fire triangle. This is important to know when dealing with wildfires. If you know how to stop fire from occurring you can stop the fire in its tracks. This also informs people of what areas are more susceptible to wild fires. Areas that are dry with lots of vegetation are most likely vulnerable to a wildfire. According to National Geographic, on average there are more than 100,000 wildfires a year clearing more than 9 million acres of land. A wildfire can reach up to speeds as fast as 14 mph. Four out five wildfires are started because of humans, according to National Geographic. Typically there is a big gap between rainy and dry seasons. Most likely there would be a drought in that area. The fire will burn anything combustible. Most wildfires use grasses, shrubs, trees, and structures as fuel. Each of these fuel sources causes the fire to behave differently. .
Grasses has exposed surfaced. Making it easy to ignite and to burn. It spreads at a rapid pace. Depending on the area will determine how high the grass is. Grass grows together and right on top of other grass. When there is a drought or in between seasons of rain, the grass will dry out and become more likely to catch on fire. Since grass is so close together, it constricts airflow to it. .
Shrubs are a lot like grass, but shrubs are more opened and can have more airflow feeding the fire. They stand anywhere between 2-12 feet high. This allows the fire to reach higher vegetation such as trees and catch them on fire too.
A pot that has not been pulled enough will be too thick, and explode when fired in the kiln. ... Once it is bone dry, the pot is tested and made whole by fire in the kiln. Firing makes the pot permanent by fusing together the clay particles into a whole. This initial firing process is called the bisque firing. ... After this firing the pot is finished. ...
Petra, H., Walter, I., & Peter, D. (2013) showed that the water demand curve usually slopes downward because the marginal value of water used is first high and then slow down. ... The per capita personal income of California is increasing from $43,211 in 2007 to $44,980 in 2012 (Bureau of Business & Economic Research [BBER], 2014). ... In California, the two main source of water are surface water and groundwater and surface water act as a primary provider of water. ... In recent years, the drought in California directly affected the surface water. ... Conclusion The shortage of water in Calif...
Fires destroy some grasslands in California because of how dry it is. ... The drought has put California in much more danger of wild fire. ... The fire departments in Northern California during winter hired 125 additional firefighters and kept seasonal firefighters on the payroll in Southern California. ... " (Smith, 2015, 3) this is tremendous increase in fires within just a year of bad drought conditions in California. The fires in California can destroy the environment of many people and animals and plants. ...
The Bakersfield Fire Department has a lot of history behind and has been around for over one hundred years. ... The hiring for the Bakersfield Fire Department is a little harder than a lot of others in the state of California. ... The Fire Chief as the authority to appoint qualified applicants to the Bakersfield Reserve Fire Department. Must be willing, upon acceptance in the Bakersfield Reserve Fire Department, to sign an oath of loyalty to the United States and State of California Constitutions. ... The Bakersfield Fire Department's Fire Chief may make special appointments to th...
For the rims of the car be sure to use a brush because there is often a lot of brake dust on the rim and it will surely ruin your rag from being used on the rest of car.. Make sure you scrub the entire rim and also in the wheel wells. Now hose off the rims and grab a shammy for the drying process of the car. ... Now take an old towel, not your precious shammy, and dry the tires and rims. ...
Interpreted Dimensions in Historical Study of the Indian Ocean Rim I would first acknowledge my ham-fisted experience in the area of historical study, then, as invited, I would choose to put forth my own analysis. ... "Space and Time on the Indian Ocean Rim" has helped me to thoroughly understand those concepts which I agree with and that which I am now about to borrow for my interpretive analysis. ...
The movie I have chosen to analyze is "Pacific Rim," directed by Guillermo del Toro. The movie is 131 minutes long and was released in the U.S.A on 12 July 2013. The genre of "Pacific Rim" is science fiction/action adventure. del Toro uses mise-en-scene to introduce compositions, props and characters to the audience in order to focus more on the directors intention. ...
Another way to find out more about the wine from just looking at it is inspecting the rim color. To get the rim color, tilt the wine glass and if you look at the edge of the wine you see a different color. If the rim color is purple it means the wine is young, and if the rim color is an orange to brown it means the wine is old and mature. ...
I attended the College of the Siskiyou's Fire Academy in the fall of 2012, and a flashover was one of my very few fears in a fire situation; I would soon have to face this harsh reality. ... All of the candidates are put through this 3 ½ month course to become a fire fighter, and the instructors constantly share their knowledge with the students in the classroom, and outside in the five story fire tower to do dreadful physical activities. ... It was a normal day in the high mountain town of Weed, California, which is home to one of the best fire academies in the nation at College of t...