{"id":7154,"date":"2021-02-17T13:37:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T13:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=7154"},"modified":"2021-02-20T01:57:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T01:57:59","slug":"wildfire-factsheet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wildfire-factsheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildfire Factsheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7154\" class=\"elementor elementor-7154\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e739668 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e739668\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06a03fd\" 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data-id=\"c5f6c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Wildfires<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5917204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"5917204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-wildfires-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7089 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-wildfires\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to wildfires<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7109 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-wildfire\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a wildfire?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7118 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/how-does-a-wildfire-start\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">How does a wildfire start?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7131 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/behavior-of-wildfires\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Behavior of wildfires<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7137 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-wildfires\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of wildfires<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7146 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/fighting-wildfires\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Fighting wildfires<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7159 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wildfire-prevention-tips\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Wildfire prevention tips<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7158 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wildfire-factsheet\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Wildfire Factsheet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3d9fc9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d3d9fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8823140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8823140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eacced6\" data-id=\"eacced6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5ffa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f5ffa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wildfire Factsheet<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d629de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d629de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There were 1,270 large or significant wildfires reported in 2012 in the USA. Significant wildfires represented about 1.9 percent of total wildfires reported nationally in 2012. Significant fires are defined in the National Mobilization Guide as fires that are a minimum of 100 acres in timber fuel types, 300 acres in grass and brush fuel types, or are managed by a Type 1 or 2 Incident Management Team, WFMT, or NIMO.<\/p><p>A total of 4,244 structures were destroyed by wildfires in 2012, including 2,216 residences, 1,961 outbuildings, and 67 commercial structures. This is well above the annual average of 1,416 residences, 1,253 outbuildings, and 46 commercial structures destroyed by wildfires (data from 1999 to present).<br \/>Source: www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov<\/p><p>On July 1, 2013, 19 wildland firefighters from the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite 20-member crew based out of Prescott, Arizona, died fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire, a 2,000-acre blaze southwest of Prescott. This is the biggest wildland fire fighting tragedy since 1994 when 14 firefighters were killed on Colorado\u2019s South Canyon Fire, and it recalls the Mann Gulch blaze that burned over 12 smokejumpers in 1949.<br \/>Source: www.outsideonline.com<\/p><p>It is believed that three fires ( the Windy Pass Fire, the West Fork Fire, and the Papoose Fire) that struck Colorado USA on July 23, 2013, were a direct result of lightning. The fires killed one person and destroyed 109,615 acres of land.\u00a0<\/p><p>Health Threat From Wildfire Smoke: Did you know that smoke from wildfires is a mixture of gases and fine particles from burning trees and other plant materials? Smoke, including those from forest fires, can hurt your eyes, irritate your respiratory system, and worsen chronic heart and lung diseases.<\/p><p>Air quality: Did you know that smoke from wild forest fires contains particulate matter, carbon monoxide, atmospheric mercury, ozone-forming chemicals, and volatile organic compounds? They also cover large distances and have significant impacts on visibility, air quality, and health.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99bf7a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99bf7a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Our research for this topic included these sources:<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov., www.outsideonline.com.,&nbsp; www.smokeybear.com\/wildfire-science.asp., www.usfa.fema.gov\/citizens\/home_fire_prev\/wildfire\/., www.sciencelearn.org.nz\/Contexts\/Fire\/Science-Ideas-and-Concepts\/What-is-fire., www.ready.gov\/wildfires., library.thinkquest.org\/2861\/fire.html., environment.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/natural-disasters\/wildfire-safety-tips\/., 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How does a wildfire start? Behavior of wildfires Effects of wildfires Fighting wildfires Wildfire prevention tips Wildfire Factsheet Wildfire Factsheet There were 1,270 large or significant wildfires reported in 2012 in the USA. Significant wildfires represented about 1.9 percent of total wildfires reported nationally in 2012. 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