Fire Management

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Fire Management
Presented By Jazmaun, Shanti, Malika, and Jade
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The Basic Elements of Fire and The Fire Triangle

• The word "fire" refers to the natural phenomenon
  that occurs whenever a combustible fuel comes
  into contact with oxygen at an extremely high
  temperature.
• Fire is the byproduct of a chemical reaction in
  which fuel stored in a combustible fuel is
  converted to a gas. A fire's flame refers to the
  visual indication of light that occurs once the
  gas is heated, and is evidence that a fire has
  taken place.
• The Fire Triangle was developed by natural
  scientists as a simple way of understanding the
  factors of fire. Each side of the triangle
  represents one of the three ingredients of fire
  oxygen, heat, and fuel demonstrating the
  interdependence of these ingredients in creating
  and sustaining fire. Remove any of these three
  factors from the triangle, and a fire will die.

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Prescribed Fires

• Prescribed Fire refers to the controlled
  application of fire to wild land ecosystems under
  specified environmental conditions that help
  restore health to fire-adapted environments.
• By reducing hazardous fuel accumulations on the
  forest floor, encouraging the new growth of
  native vegetation, and maintaining the many plant
  and animal species whose habitats depend on
  periodic fire, prescribed burning helps reduce
  the catastrophic damage of wildfire on our lands
  and surrounding communities.
• Prescribed fire is one of the most effective
  tools we have in preventing the outbreak and
  spread of wildfires. But because prescribed fire
  is fire, fire management experts must be
  extremely careful in planning and executing a
  prescribed fire.

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Fire History

• Fire is one of nature's most essential agents of
  change, and mankind has often used fire in this
  capacity.
• The earliest European settlers to North America
  recorded native peoples' use of fire for clearing
  land, hunting and gathering activities, and in
  warfare.
• By reintroducing fire into the ecosystem in a
  controlled setting, we can recreate the effects
  of natural fire, give balance back to communities
  that need fire, and prevent the extreme losses of
  uncontrolled, unwanted wildfire.

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Fighting Fires

• When fire is started by natural causes,
  determined to be beneficial, and not located in
  an area of human habitation, it is sometimes
  allowed to burn naturally, under careful
  monitoring. Fire managers must have extensive
  training and years of experience to qualify for
  the position.
• Airborne firefighters parachute from planes to
  attack wildfires in remote and inaccessible areas
  when they first begin. They are often supported
  by para-cargo drops of personal gear, food,
  water, and specialized equipment to help suppress
  blazes.
• Hand crews, usually consisting of 20 men and
  women, serve as the infantry of wild land fire
  forces. Their main responsibility is to construct
  a "fire line" a strip of land cleared of
  flammable materials around wildfires to control
  them.

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Source(s)
www.smokeythebear.com
F.A.C.E
www.firesafety.gov
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Special Thanks to

• Dr. Kome Onokpise
• Dr. Dreamal Worthern
• Dr. Hank Bass
• Mr. Ted Willis
• Mr. Earl Hankerson
• Mrs. Josie Gaines
• Mrs. Connie Newman
• Jillian Blair
• Chalonda Jasper
• Mrs. Annie