Wildfire Jepordy

Wildfire fill in the blanks

100

Wildfires are _____ amounts of fire.

Large/mass

200

Wildfires are usually more common in _______ areas.

Rural

300

Wildfires burn off of ___________ as they grow in size.

Vegetation

Wildfire Science

100

What three things make up the fire triangle?

Heat, Oxygen, and fuel

200

What is the one factor of the triangle that humans have the most control over containing.

Fuel

300

What is one solution that has been researched about how to lower the amount of dead or overgrown vegetation in some parts of the country?

Controlled burning & forest thinning.

Information for you

100

What is one solution that you can do on your own to help lower the risk of wildfires?

Cleaning camp grounds and/or creating defensible spaces.

200

Define creating a defensible space.

Creating a defensible space involves removing overgrown or dead vegetation from the area surrounding your home and/or your neighborhood. 

300

Podcast question - How much did carbon emissions released from wildfires from 2021 -> 2023 rise in percentage?

60%