Vocab
This word is used to describe the expansive nature of wildfires
uncontrolled
This part of air is key to fires starting and spreading
Oxygen
This ingredient was most likely the cause for the rapid spread of the LA fires
Wind/weather
The final score of last nights superbowl
40-22
Fire occurring at the tops of tree lines are known as this
Crown Fires
The most abundant gas in the atmosphere
Nitrogen
What three elements are required for a fire to occur?
Oxygen, Fuel, and Heat
What time of year do most wildfires occur?
Summer
This type of reaction results in fires getting started
Combustion
This gas is often used in fire extinguishers to control fires
Carbon Dioxide
Wildfires spread more rapidly when they head which direction
Uphill
True or False: Most wildfires occur naturally
True
Part of the Fire Triangle, what word do we use to describe materials that burn
Fuel
When a fire starts without a lit match and such
spontaneous combustion
List three human activities that can cause wildfires
Smoking, campfires, burning debris
What percent of wildfires are do to manmade ignorance?
85%
This word means how hilly or flat an area is
Topography
Digging trenches ahead of a fire is an attempt to limit what key fire ingredient
FUEL
Wildfires can travel at this amazing speed on average
14 mph
These winds whipped at about 90mph spreading the LA fires very quickly
Santa Anna