Who?
Intro: Who were they talking about?
Pat Moore, a Hotshot Firefighter
Intro: What is happening/what are they doing?
Fights wild fires
Intro: When does it happen?
2014/Summer of
Intro: Where does it take place?
Arizona and California
Intro: Why put out Wildfires?
Because wildfires cause major damage.
The Heat is on: Who are they, from this section?
Pat Moore or The Hot Shots
The Heat is On: What are they talking about?
“Hot year for wildfires” or putting out increased # of fires
The Heat is on: When?
2013-2014
The Heat is on: Where does it take place?
Arizona and California
The Heat is on: How are the wildfires started?
Because the drought causes forest floors to be full of dried leaves, which fuels the wildfires.
Battling Blazes: Who are they from this section?
Hot Shots and Firefighters
Battling Blazes: What are they doing?
Stop forest/wild fires
Battling Blazes: When do they fight forest/wild fires?
When they are dangerous or out of control.
Battling Blazes: Where did they talk about?
Remote Areas/Undeveloped Areas
Battling Blazes: How do they attempt to control the path of the fire?
By cutting up trees and logs and digging trenches to starve the fire/contain the fire.
Danger Zone: Who are they talking about in this section?
Hot Shot Firefighters
Danger Zone: What are they talking about?
They have an extremely dangerous job.
Danger Zone: When does it take place?
June 2013
Danger Zone: Where did it take place?
Yarnell, Arizona
Danger Zone: Why is it considered a dangerous job?
At second, a gust of wind can change the direction of a fire and block escape routes.
BONUS: One Acre is equal to about…
(This was from the Map description feature)
About three quarters of a football field
BONUS: What is “Sawyer” cutting up in the photograph?
A Flaming Tree
BONUS: Maximum temperature of the flames that hotshots try to put out during a wildfire?
1,500 degrees Fahrenheit
BONUS: Longest amount of time Pat Moore has spent fighting a wildfire before returning home?
23 days
BONUS: How many hotshots died while fighting the wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona?
19 Hotshots