Indigenous Fire Ecology Podcast
Naturally started fires that burn areas where there is too much fuel (often due to past suppression efforts)
What is bad fire?
The direction in which fire travels the fastest
What is uphill?
145,504 acres of this National Park (including a visitor center and historic lodge) burned this July - September.
What is the Grand Canyon (Dragon Bravo Fire)?
A burning tactic used by fire management agencies. Typically burning a lot of land very quickly.
What is prescribed burn?
Gaps where all fuel is removed (hopefully preventing fire from spreading past that point).
What is fire line?
A burning tactic that uses low intensity fire or "cool burns" to burn small areas
What is cultural burning?
Fire spreading factors that firefighters can immediately gauge upon arriving on a fire
What are wind direction and slope?
In 2025, 46,650 fires burned across the United States. In total, these fires burned this many acres of land. (answers within 100,000 of the correct answer count for points)
What is 4,129,566 acres?