Wildfires, Their Causes, And Prevention
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Aydan Corkern
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Published on 10/30/2008
Wildfires are a huge problem in the western United States, but most of the time they are preventable.
Wildfires are very dangerous to be around because they will do a lot of damage in the area that it is in and where it can spread. Wildfires are caused by the grass being dry because of several factors: warm, dry weather, a campfire, someone throwing a cigarette on the ground where there is grass and dry leaves, or someone starting a fire in the woods. If the fire is too close to town, it can start houses on fire and buildings. Wildfires will spread fast, and it will be hard to put out. It can even take lives and injure them by burning the people that are trying to put it out or who are trying to get out of it.
The flames will be very big and the smoke will go everywhere. People will breathe it in, causing breathing problems and toxins getting in their bodies. Everything will be damaged where the fire was. Fire fighters have to put their lives on the line to try to get it out so they can save the lives of humans and of animals. They have to try to get it out before it gets any worse and before it destroys the land that we all live in. It could take days to get it out, and they have to have as many volunteers as possible to help them out because it can be too much for just them to get out.
When it is hot outside, a wildfire can come at anytime because the ground is too dry and it has no moisture in it. It is like a match and will spread and burn everything in sight. The ground can set on fire because of the sun and the hot weather.
If you don't extinguish a campfire well enough, it will start a wildfire because it is still burning. You have to move all the debris around the camp away from it so it won't do that. Make sure you have a bucket of water with you or you need to camp by a leak or a river so the water is close to you and it is easy to get to.
Don't throw a cigarette out the window because it can start a fire, and it will be a big one at that. Cigarettes are one of the biggest things that start wildfires in this country, and that is not good. It takes away our trees and our wildlife from us. We need to protect them from this so put your cigarette out in an ashtray or just don't do it at all.
The flames will be very big and the smoke will go everywhere. People will breathe it in, causing breathing problems and toxins getting in their bodies. Everything will be damaged where the fire was. Fire fighters have to put their lives on the line to try to get it out so they can save the lives of humans and of animals. They have to try to get it out before it gets any worse and before it destroys the land that we all live in. It could take days to get it out, and they have to have as many volunteers as possible to help them out because it can be too much for just them to get out.
When it is hot outside, a wildfire can come at anytime because the ground is too dry and it has no moisture in it. It is like a match and will spread and burn everything in sight. The ground can set on fire because of the sun and the hot weather.
If you don't extinguish a campfire well enough, it will start a wildfire because it is still burning. You have to move all the debris around the camp away from it so it won't do that. Make sure you have a bucket of water with you or you need to camp by a leak or a river so the water is close to you and it is easy to get to.
Don't throw a cigarette out the window because it can start a fire, and it will be a big one at that. Cigarettes are one of the biggest things that start wildfires in this country, and that is not good. It takes away our trees and our wildlife from us. We need to protect them from this so put your cigarette out in an ashtray or just don't do it at all.