Physical Geography: Wildfires In The Pacific Northwest Region
DeAnna Kvilvang
Physical Geography
Timothy Fox
12/14/2015 Wildfires in the Pacific Northwest region
Introduction According to sources research shows there has been a total of 3,814 fires within the Pacific Northwest Region just this year. It could be nature due to the different climates that are spread around that area or maybe it could be due to humans. The truth is the fires are due to both nature and humans, out of the 3,814 fires that happened this year 2,209 were human-caused and 1,605 were caused by lightning or in other words nature. The amount of fires that are listed previous are only from the areas of Oregon, Washington, and part of Idaho there are many other fires throughout the geographical United States.
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Without fire the cones will not open so when there is a fire in a forest with lodge pole pine in it the cones open and then there is seeds spread for more lodge pole. However the destructive side is even though the lodge pole pine may need fire to continue to grow wildfires do pose a huge threat to the wildlife and their habitats. The things that the world’s wildlife needs to survive is destroyed such as food, water, and shelter. The animals move on to find areas better suited for themselves once wildfires destroy the plants and other food and water resources they once …show more content…
Not all places have upgraded or been allowed to upgrade to better equipment due to their budget. If the firefighters had better equipment to help stop wildfires maybe the wildfires we had this year wouldn’t have taken so long to put out or destroyed as much property. The uniforms they wear are designed to tolerate the heat of the wildfires. But there has been some that have burnt through because the fire was hotter than it could handle. But with the technology we have today this age could probably design a completely fireproof uniform. How would we pay for it? Because most of the firefighters that fight the wildfires are volunteers from all over the country and come from their own departments. Where would we get the supplies, scientists, and lab to even try to figure out how to make a completely fire proof uniform that withstands all heat temperatures. This wouldn’t exactly be a way to prevent wildfires but more of a way to keep our firefighters safe and able to fight to the fire
Physical Geography
Timothy Fox
12/14/2015 Wildfires in the Pacific Northwest region
Introduction According to sources research shows there has been a total of 3,814 fires within the Pacific Northwest Region just this year. It could be nature due to the different climates that are spread around that area or maybe it could be due to humans. The truth is the fires are due to both nature and humans, out of the 3,814 fires that happened this year 2,209 were human-caused and 1,605 were caused by lightning or in other words nature. The amount of fires that are listed previous are only from the areas of Oregon, Washington, and part of Idaho there are many other fires throughout the geographical United States.
Geographical area
The …show more content…
Without fire the cones will not open so when there is a fire in a forest with lodge pole pine in it the cones open and then there is seeds spread for more lodge pole. However the destructive side is even though the lodge pole pine may need fire to continue to grow wildfires do pose a huge threat to the wildlife and their habitats. The things that the world’s wildlife needs to survive is destroyed such as food, water, and shelter. The animals move on to find areas better suited for themselves once wildfires destroy the plants and other food and water resources they once …show more content…
Not all places have upgraded or been allowed to upgrade to better equipment due to their budget. If the firefighters had better equipment to help stop wildfires maybe the wildfires we had this year wouldn’t have taken so long to put out or destroyed as much property. The uniforms they wear are designed to tolerate the heat of the wildfires. But there has been some that have burnt through because the fire was hotter than it could handle. But with the technology we have today this age could probably design a completely fireproof uniform. How would we pay for it? Because most of the firefighters that fight the wildfires are volunteers from all over the country and come from their own departments. Where would we get the supplies, scientists, and lab to even try to figure out how to make a completely fire proof uniform that withstands all heat temperatures. This wouldn’t exactly be a way to prevent wildfires but more of a way to keep our firefighters safe and able to fight to the fire