GG231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Pinus Contorta, United States Forest Service, Wildfire Suppression
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Gg231 l24: educationandwarning firewars video questions, there are a number of discussions on the ecological role of fire in the forest. Provide examples of forest communities such as chaparral and lodgepole pine, that are dependent on fire. Some species of pine are dependant on fire. A hotshot is a member of an elite firefighting crew. They fight wildland fires, the most serious fires in the country. They deal with fires in remote regions 3. An obstacle to the spread of fire, such as a strip of open space in a forest. A purposeful redirection of a fire to an area with no fuel. A blowup is when the fire leaps suddenly, for example when the fire leaps from the ground up into a canopy of trees. A crown fire is the most extreme form of fire behaviour. A crown fire is when the canopy of the trees is set on fire.