GEOL 2207 Lecture : Wild Fire.docx
Document Summary
Prone to interior of bc due to dry weather. Trees that are prone to explosive fires when they start burning. 2003, long hot dry summer; extensive forest fires: many of these fires destroyed a few houses in kelowna, firefighters put at significant risk. People want to live in interface areas; outskirts of town: puts you at significant risk when forest fire. In california, people love to live in the hills. Builds up oil; once it burns, burns really well: some seeds need to be burnt before growing. Fires real natural process; important part of ecosystem in many areas. We put out small fires accumulates burnable material when big fire comes, burns really hot. Prescribed fire if its small, lets it burn. Lots of species depend on vegetation that rise after fires. Before humans, fire would burn until they ran out of fuel naturally. Initiates plant re-growth, when the cycle restarts.
