Meaning: an out of control
fire sweeping through a forest, destroying all in its path.
Fast Facts:
they can be called bush fires
or wild fires
they can start as a result of
a burn off that gets out of control. The day might get hotter,
the wind direction might change and the fire gets out of
control.
they can be deliberately
started by people
they can occur as a result of
people using power equipment that showers sparks onto dry
foliage
they can occur as a result of
a lightning strike
even though they are called
forest they can destroy housing and kill many people
large fires can be the result
of huge amounts of fuel on forest floors
many forest areas have
specially built fire access roads to aid in fire fighting
many countries have specially
trained forest fire fighters. These people are supported by a
trained group of volunteers.
