AERIAL FIREFIGHTING Introduction Firefighters shall be deployed should all preventive measures fail. Unfortunately‚ the scale of forest fire could be so large that the number of ground firefighting crews would fall short. For instance‚ the fire in Kalimantan‚ Indonesia‚ in 1982 affected a scale of 3.5 million hectares of woods‚ its 1997 counterpart blazed across 5 million hectares (Boer‚ 2002); the 2009 forest fire in Southern Australia razed a relatively smaller but nonetheless significant area
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alert‚ and it notifies Lucy of an impending wildfire (Cooper). She has a short amount of time to pack any of her valuables and take herself and her family away. This puts a lot of emotional strain on Lucy and her family‚ leaving their house like that. When she comes back‚ she finds the smoldering remains of her house‚ and a lot of destroyed memories and feelings. Lucy didn’t do anything wrong‚ but sometimes‚ wildfires show no mercy. Every year‚ wildfires burn down thousands of acres of precious forest
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Wildfires are extremely dangerous. They pose a serious threat to all kinds of life. In a sharp contrast to these are prescribed burns which are fires that are purposefully set and controlled. They help to prevent‚ and limit wildfires in places where they cause damage‚ and to replace wildfires in habitats which rely on the regular occurrence of fire. Prescribed burns are fires which are purposefully set in order to eliminate some of the problems which arise from uncontrolled wildfires. Back burning
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home. A problem occurs when a lighting storm or human action causes a fire. When a forest fire threatens the cabin‚ wildland firefighters are called to put the fire out so the cabin does not burn down. As fires grow in size‚ the cost of managing wildfires is increasing. Wildland firefighters‚ who are not trained to fight fires in urban areas‚ are also put at an increased risk as fires increase and encroach in urban areas. Fire Agencies
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of a fire starting and destroying the trees and underbrush in a forest is an important cycle. It helps to improve the life span of the vegetation and animals living in it. With the rise in wildfires all over the country‚ researchers say that controlled burns will help reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires. Many people think of fire as only being dangerous and destructive to the environment‚ these beliefs are inaccurate but‚ not entirely wrong‚ while fire does destroy things to the eye and pollutes
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wilderness area.[1][2] Other names such as brush fire‚ bushfire‚ forest fire‚ grass fire‚ hill fire‚ peat fire‚ vegetation fire‚ veldfire‚ and wildland fire may be used to describe the same phenomenon depending on the type of vegetation being burned. A wildfire differs from other fires by its extensive size‚ the speed at which it can spread out from its original source‚ its potential to change direction unexpectedly‚ and its ability to jump gaps such as roads‚ rivers and fire breaks.[3] Forest fires are
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Americans as signals or to drive game‚ those set by forestry experts‚ or those set by arsonists In 2009‚ there were 69‚650 human caused wildfires that burned over two million acres (National Interagency Fire Center‚ 2010). Campfires‚ especially if left unattended or improperly extinguished‚ can spread to adjoining fuels and start a wildfire. Fireworks can ignite dry vegetation with sparks and hot debris. After the fire‚ part of the firework‚ its packaging‚ or a crater from its explosion
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An American Asset I went wildland firefighting last season‚ which was the summer of 2009. To become a wildland firefighter I had to take a week long class related to fire science and had to pass what they call the pack test. This pack test consists of putting on a fifty pound vest that is filled with sand and walk three miles in forty five minutes. I know you’re thinking three miles in forty five minutes “no problem”. Let me be the first to tell you not everyone makes it in 45 minutes. Believe
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An Average of 4-5 Million acres of U.S land are destroyed because of wildfires every year‚ which is an issue to say the least‚ so the idea of prescribed fires for the prevention of wild fires‚ Literally fighting fire with fire‚ is in my opinion‚ a great idea that could help solve a very important problem. Prescribed fires‚ small controlled fires designed to destroy potential fuel for wild fires‚ also have the benefit of creating a more diverse ecosystem‚ and controlling potentially damaging Invasive
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Bushfires or wildfires have a high incidence in many regions of the world but is of distinct significance in Australia because the country’s high variant dry and arid landscape support the perfect environment for developing and sustaining these fires. Even though bushfires are part of natural dynamics in Australian environment‚ it is primary that learn from earlier wildfire emergencies to prepare and respond securely sooner or later with unexpected events. It has to be accredited by the communities
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