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Bookmark or Share- NFPA - Firewise USA®Research around home destruction vs. home survival in wildfires point to embers and small flames as the main way that the majority of homes ignite in wildfires. Embers are burning pieces of airborne wood and/or vegetation that can be carried more than a mile through the wind can cause spot fires and ignite homes, debris and other objects.
- Wildfires - World Health Organization (WHO)Wildfires are increasing around the globe in frequency, severity and duration, heightening the need to understand the health effects of wildfire exposure. The risk of wildfires grows in extremely dry conditions, such as drought, heat waves and during high winds.
- Fireworks - NFPAEach July Fourth, thousands of people, most often children and teens, are injured while using consumer fireworks.
- Forest Fires vs Wildfires - NFPAWildfires occur around the globe, all times of year. If we consider that definition, then the grass fires and brushfires that the people I speak with at conferences refer to are most likely wildfires. They might be small and not occur that frequently, but they happen, and they have the potential to affect individuals and communities.
- How Do Wildfires Start? - NFPAHow wildfires start. There are two main buckets to categorize how a wildfire starts: natural and human caused. Naturally caused wildfires Lightning is the primary agent for naturally caused fires. (There are some instances of volcanic activity starting wildfires, but that is limited.)
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