In 1988, in Yellowstone Park a forest fire burnt down 4,300 square kilometers of land.
Despite what seems like mass destruction, forest fires could actually have positive results. Forest fires can kill diseases and promote crop fertilization by burning the soil and making it almost like knew.
Forest fires destroy about three million acres of land each year! They kill a lot of people in one fire. Imagine how many in the whole world in a year. That would be a lot! .
Farmers use fire to get trees out of their land for a field because it is the cheapest and easiest way to get rid of trees in your field and fertilize your crops. (I, 1) You should get permission before you start a big fire or any fire in a field.
Forest fires also used to claim land for farmers a long time ago by burning around it to keep people out. (J, 1).
Some really strong forest fires can even drive people out of their homes, they could even of been a good fire and turned bad. (J, 1) If there is a forest fire in your area you should report it to the nearest police or firefighters. (J, 1).
There are three different types of forest fires. One of the types is a plain fire, they are the best kind of forest fire because all the plants and animals usually live through a plain fire, or they can come back after a plain fire. That kind of forest fire isn't very strong.
Another type of forest fire is a surface fire. Surface fires are really big fires. The wood would restore in about ten years. The last type of a forest fire is the top-fire, it is the worst of all of them, and it is also the largest.
Forest Fires Forest fires have been around since the dawn of time. ... Throughout this essay I hope to show that forest fires are not entirely bad. ... Forest Service, their approach to dealing with forests fires has changed the ways of the entire U.S. ... Forest Service said to prevent fires from ever occurring. ... Forest Service does their best to try to cut the fuel to the fire with fire lines and back fires. ...
This has been a year for forest fire in British Columbia. ... Many homes had been lost from forest fires already. ... Jobs in the forest industry will also be affected by the fires. ... Many soldiers have been sent to fight British Columbia's forest fires. ... This has been an historical year for forest fires in brutish Columbia. ...
He was sent there to protect the forest by terrifying any man that dared enter the forest by using his size and god-like feature to be almost unstoppable when at the right moment. ... "The Balrog" from the Lord of the Rings movie is a perfect example to connect Humbaba, a giant beast that protects the Cedar Forest, to The Balrog, one of many servants of Morgoth who are described as tall and terrifying with the ability to surround themselves in fire, darkness, and shadow. ... Humbaba was assigned to be the protector of the Cedar Forest, and to do this he'd need traits or characte...
The most devastating fire in their eyes was the Peshtigo forest fire that swept through all of northeast Wisconsin claiming 1200 lives. ... The Chicago Fire caused heart ache to the people at that time and people today but when you look at the facts, it is so clear that the Peshtigo fire caused more damage and caused more deaths than the Chicago fire. ... To some the Peshtigo Fire was the most devastating fire to hit America. ... Yet most people have never heard of the Great Peshtigo Fire because, strangely, it occurred at the exact same time as The Chicago Fire. ... Both fires mean somethin...
MAINE FOREST SERVICE: POSITION ON CLEAR-CUTTING We, the Maine Forest Service, in general, don't believe in the practice of clear-cutting for sustainable forest management. ... Firstly, the committee should be informed of the research that the Maine Forest Service has done to examine the effects of clear-cutting on the forest environment as a whole. ... The forest soil, is possibly the most valuable resource in the forest. ... Next, to remove the debris other than roots and stumps, logging companies typically set fire to the clear-cut area, inadvertently, causing a "scorched earth" scen...
These uses range from fire retarding wood, to retarding forest ranges. The fire retarding of furniture and drapes can greatly decrease the chance of a house fire. ... Also, the fire retarding of plants and forest ranges is very helpful in the fight against forest fires. Fire proofing wood decreases fires in industrial and residential areas. ... Also they can be used on crops to stop forest fire from damaging crops. ...
The article starts with a brief history of the fire and similar fires as well as analysis of other areas of context. Though Yellowstone was burning, the government had a policy of letting forest fires in national parks take their course if ecologists deemed it necessary. ... By combining sensational images of burning forests with accounts using metaphors of death, the opposition to the government's policy painted a ghastly portait of the fire. ... This pattern of using a metaphor of rebirth included emphasizing the natural cycles of forests (Visions of rebirth, para. 2) and the vegetati...
The Woods Hole Research Center's study shows that the Amazon forests are being destroyed at twice the rate as the Brazilian authorities first believed ("Amazon forest loss," 1999). ... One more indicator is that Nepstad's team found out that much of the logging deforestation and surface fires aren't calculated in the amount or rate of destruction, thus making the actual rate a lot worse than thought, considering these two particular types of destruction make up more than half of the total destroyed forest each year ("Amazon forest loss," 1999). ... Forest cover will even br...
Wooden fires are controlled more easily by removing the wood from the fire zone. In forest fires remove the brush and the fire will run out fuel. ... Class B fires are liquid fires which consist of flammable liquids and gasses. ... These fire extinguishers have to suppress the fire without reacting to it otherwise the fire will explode. ... Fire engines can respond quickly to fire situations and help control them. ...
