Why the Search “Fire has been around for millions of years, but it has only been in the last 1.5 million years that humans have figured out how use it” (“Facts”). I always have wondered why fire is the only element that isn 't friendly with the human specie. For example, water, earth, and air all have harmless entities that species can safely have direct contact with. Fishes live in water, and people live on land. However, there are no species on this planet that can have direct contact with fire and not get hurt. Maybe that’s the reason that animals and people consider fire to be dangerous, especially if we 're talking about wildfires, which has a massive impact, on both people and land. But in the end, no matter how dangerous and destructive …show more content…
The Search I decided to begin my first search on the Internet. Since I had access to both a computer and an Internet connection, I had no issues in that regard. The first article that I explored was called “Wildfires,” from the National Geographic website. In the article, I learned that depending on the wind condition, wildfires can have different reactions. For example, in the article they stated that “wildfires can burn acres of land and consume everything in their paths in mere minutes” (“Wildfires”). I also learned the positive effects that wildfires has on the environment. For example, naturally-occurring wildfires are fundamental in nature, as they return nutrients to the soil, by burning dead trees, plants, and land. They also act as disinfectant, by removing poison plants, insects, and all sorts of dangerous species (“Wildfires”). That 's the information that I learned from the article, and while it wasn 't much, I did manage to find …show more content…
It was called Fundamentals of Wildland Fire Fighting by Carl Goodson. The book started by explaining the basics of each phase of fire. For example, the combustion process, which is basically the phase in which fire starts, comes first. I learned that in the Wildland both fuel and oxygen are present, but in order for the combustion process to start, heat must be added to liberate the fuel gasses. In this state, the process keeps repeating. So once the chemical combustion starts, the more heat is released from the energy, and as more heat is released, more fuel gases are liberated, which adds into more fire. However the behavior of oxygen is different, since the amount of oxygen available in the land doesn’t decrease or increase depending on the heat. It does, however, change depending on the weather’s condition, as the wind can definitely increase the oxygen that is available to the fire. Later in the book I saw a discussion of conduction, which Goodson describes happen, “when two objects of different temperatures contact with each other directly; heat transfers from the warmer to the cooler object until their temperature are equal” (17). For example, when a person touches a pot of boiling water, his or her fingers will get burned. That reaction is the conduction process. The heat of the pot transfers from the
Fires kill plants and trees leaving wildlife without homes and food. Large fires cause lots of smoke and air pollution.
In Lavoisier’s Memoir in Combustion in General, the author emphasizes the importance of organizing experimental data to form new theories. Specifically, he encourages hypothesis testing and trial-and-error to better understand the laws of nature. Lavoisier apply these principles to his own theory by outlining the observations from combustion and calcification, and by hypothesizing the properities of “pure air” and “the matter of fire”.
Although fire is linked to human life, as it is essential for survival, not only its use for food, security and warmth, particularly in the extreme cold weather
The Mann Gulch wildfire was a tragic event that took the lives of 13 firefighters who had jumped into the area to battle the fast-moving fire. The tragedy was a severe hit to the Forest Service, which had not experienced a death during a decade of smoke jumping (Rothermel, 1993). Along with the horrific deaths, Rothermel (1993) states the Mann Gulch fire had serious consequences for the Forest Service and its research branch. The fire disaster changed the landscape of wildfire firefighting. Due to the tragedy, the Forest Service would establish new training techniques and improved safety measures for its firefighters and smokejumpers along with more emphasis on fire research and the science of fire behavior (Lehman, 2009). With the training and research, better firefighting techniques and equipment evolved (Lehman, 2009). The analysis will evaluate how the firefighters
Envision yourself in a deep sleep, your spouse lying next to you. For seven years of marriage, your greatest quandary has been your partners obnoxious snoring. Now, you are rattled awake by the wailing of your smoke detector, just outside your bedroom door. You hear the sobbing of your three month old baby boy from just down the hall, and feel the tug of you five year old son on the sleeve of your t-shirt. Forced out the second story window by the fuming blaze barricading the only outlet of the room, you free fall 22 feet onto the frozen ground. Beyond smoke inhalation and second degree burns, you now have a fractured ankle and several severe lacerations. Your spouse, your eldest son, and yourself are now free from the bloodthirsty inferno. Sirens howl, two blocks away. A rescue engine, equipped with three firefighters, is first on scene- 18 minute response time. A second engine arrives, equipped with three firefighters- 23 minute response time. Twenty-five minutes after the initial alarm, a hand line is pulled. Incident commander declares the residence unsafe for entrance. This rescue mission has now become a recovery mission.
The difference between a fire that is warm and friendly and one that is ferociously hot and destructive is size. A small fire in a campsite can take the edge off the cool night air, and a raging forest fire can destroy a thousand acres in a few hours. Fire has been one of our most important tools on our journey from the beginning of time to the present day. It also poses a severe threat to mankind if it is not controlled. Children often experiment with fire. Any time a child starts a fire he endangers himself and the people around him. Juvenile arson happens on a routine basis, and has very outreaching consequences. Fires statistics reported by fire departments in 2003, show that children started approximately forty-two thousand fires, causing an estimated one-hundred sixty-five civilian deaths, nineteen hundred civilian injuries and two-hundred seventy-two million dollars in direct property damage (United States Fire Administration, 2004). The price that society pays for juvenile-set fires is extremely high. Tragically, the lives of the very children setting the fires account for most of the lives that are lost.
Prescribed fires are a well debated topic. While many people support them because they "help prevent" more wildfires, and they are "controlled," I see from a different point of view. There's a reason most building don't allow smoking within a certain distance of the building. Many people don't like it and it can damage their health. Same thing with prescribed fires. They add more pollution to the air we breathe. I know a lot of people support these kinds of fires because the help control fuels, but there are other ways.
Fire played a very important role in the lives of the early Fond du Lac pioneers. It provided people with heat, light, and a means to cook. Almost every home in Fond du Lac had some sort of stove or fireplace. If a fire got out of control, that house and surrounding homes were in danger of burning down. As the town’s population grew larger and larger, the number of fire sources went up as well. The chances of a fire getting out of control were growing quickly. People soon began to fear the inevitable.
Historically, firefighters have been are our modern day first responders and are the most courageous and loyal people in today’s society. One issue buzzing around the media, however, is that fire departments are going over budget extinguishing wildfires. The definition of a wildfire is a large destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush. To put out any sort of fire, you need to take away any of the three components that fuel it, which include heat, oxygen, and fuel. What most civilians do not know is that most wildfires do have the potential to extinguish themselves, which saves money, health risks and resources. So why are firefighters still spending money to put wildfires out? Due to the overspending on limited natural resources and taxpayer’s money, the fire service should alter their approach on extinguishing naturally started fires, or wildfires.
Aboriginal people have been undertaking fire management for thousands of years to benefit the growth of crops, hunting, and much more. However, with the recent yet rapid colonization and eradication of aboriginal people from traditional lands has resulted in a large amount of decrease in fire management. Traditional Aboriginal burning was close to extinction in the 20th century, largely resulting in an emergence of uncontrolled rampaging fires. The uncontrolled fire, causing a negative impact on infrastructure meant Aboriginal methods were required to improve the burning of crops and
Thousands upon thousands of acres are lost in forest fires every year. We always hear about the dramatic losses caused by forest fires and are often concerned by them. There are so many horrible effects from fires and most of them affect so many people. Studies have shown that out of all of the different methods to decrease fire damage, prescribed burns are the most affective. Many people would argue that they are not as affective because they cause so many health problems. Although that is a very important view and may seem valid, those health issues are not as extreme as one might think. People should look at the majority of the benefits form prescribed burns and they will see how affective and important they are. Prevention is the key to society these days and is definitely an important factor in saving lives. If more lives can be saved as well as land and wildlife, prescribed burns may be the better way to go about forest fires. Although, prescribed burns are better for the environment in order to prevent drastic forest fires, severe damage to timber and extreme death of wildlife; some people feel it affects the health of a firefighter too much and it causes too many long term effects.
Human beings cause most wildfires, directly or indirectly. In the United States lightning, the only truly natural cause is responsible for less than 10% of all such fires. In the West, lightning is the primary cause, with smoking (cigarettes, matches, and such) the second most frequent. Combined they account for 50 to 75% of all wildfires. In the “13 southern states (Virginia to Texas) the primary cause is arson; this combined with smoking and debris burning makes up 75% of all wildfires” (Perry, 1994). The other causes of wildfires are machine use and campfires. Machine use includes railroads, logging, sawmills, and other operations using equip...
Fire at any level can be devastating, yet the effects that wildfires have on every worldwide country really has left its mark on the land. As written by world renowned wild fire spokesperson Smokey the Bear, “Every year, wildfires sweeps through parts of the United States setting wilderness and homes ablaze. On average these raging infernos destroy about four to five million acres of land a year. But in 2012, wildfire burned more than 9.3 million acres, an area about the size of Massachusetts and Connecticut combined” (U.S. Wildfires). Destroying homes, crops, towns and of course forests. Yet the effects of these fires can be seen from a negative perspective as well as some positive. Plus there are natural causes as well as manmade that makes these destructive fires erupt and become almost unstoppable in seconds.
The day school dismissal time is at 2:40 p.m. and students in grades K-3 are dismissed in the school yard and students in grades 4-5 are dismissed out of doors exits A and B onto Chauncey Street. I have a total of seven groups and I have one teacher’s assistant group per grade K, 1st, and 2nd, 3rd pick up students from the school yard to escort participants to the cafeteria for a snack. Two teachers for grades 4 and 5 standing at the exits A and B to escort the students to the cafeteria. I have a total of 8 staff members in the school building by 2:30 p.m. and is at their designated post no later than 2:38 p.m.
Fire begins with an idea of a spark. Then the spark is made and with the