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    Wildfire (redirect from Forest fires)
    affect future fires. Prevention policies must consider the role that humans play in wildfires, since, for example, 95% of forest fires in Europe are related...
    201 KB (20,122 words) - 05:37, 11 November 2024
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    Bear is an American campaign and advertising icon of the U.S. Forest Service in the Wildfire Prevention Campaign, which is the longest-running public service...
    58 KB (6,104 words) - 19:11, 11 November 2024
  • episode "Fire Prevention Week" to acquaint youngsters with the dangers of forest fires. Dates and other information for National Fire Prevention Week are...
    10 KB (703 words) - 19:03, 13 August 2024
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    or abusive use. Assist in the prevention of forest fires. Protect the atmospheric environment monitoring the degree of pollution and radioactivity level...
    11 KB (830 words) - 16:30, 29 October 2024
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    aerial management of forest fires. It is considered a branch of the Russian Federal Forest Service. It is famous for the creation and use of smoke jumpers;...
    9 KB (965 words) - 01:52, 21 October 2024
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    Ontario Conservation Officers (category Articles with topics of unclear notability from June 2022)
    risk, how to recognize and help prevent the spread of invasive species, prevention of forest fires, boating safety and how to prepare fish for transport...
    4 KB (296 words) - 23:40, 13 May 2024
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    extinguishing capacities. Some common fire hazards are: Kitchen fires from unattended cooking, grease fires/chip pan fires Electrical systems that are overloaded...
    22 KB (2,591 words) - 11:15, 12 August 2024
  • State of New Jersey from forest fires". Pinchot submitted a report in which he recommended that the government make active efforts toward forest fire control...
    53 KB (5,974 words) - 22:40, 12 April 2024
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    related to Great Fire of 1910. The 1910 Fires, a history of the Great Fire of 1910 from the Forest History Society website "1910 Fire In Mineral County"...
    21 KB (2,045 words) - 16:48, 23 October 2024
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    fire in Canadian history, and led to the development of improved techniques and legislation for the prevention and control of forest fires. List of fires...
    5 KB (614 words) - 15:11, 25 May 2024
  • fires burn in the tops of trees. Once started, they are very difficult to control since wind plays an important role in crown fires. Spotting fires can...
    11 KB (1,574 words) - 20:18, 20 August 2024
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    many of the lightning-caused fires occur in remote, inaccessible areas. Currently about ninety percent of forest fires are fought. Generally fires near...
    48 KB (5,283 words) - 06:05, 11 November 2024
  • Fire management may refer to: Fire prevention, preventing unwanted fires such as house fires, forest fires, and industrial fires Fire control, preventing...
    645 bytes (102 words) - 00:44, 29 May 2024
  • jobs in fighting fires. As a result of the report, in 1974 the United States Congress passed the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 leading to...
    33 KB (599 words) - 06:18, 5 November 2024
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    of control of other types of fire, including, but not limited to, forest fires, brushfires, fire underground, oil blowout fires, and waterborne fires...
    19 KB (1,909 words) - 10:11, 1 May 2024
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    fire. Fire prevention is intended to reduce sources of ignition. Fire prevention also includes education to teach people how to avoid causing fires....
    45 KB (4,738 words) - 00:34, 13 November 2024
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    Spark arrestor (category Passive fire protection)
    was capable of igniting wildland fuels. In the 1950s, the United States Forest Service became interested in reducing the number of fires started by logging...
    9 KB (1,001 words) - 16:31, 23 November 2023
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    The Catskill Mountain fire towers were constructed to facilitate forest fire prevention and control in the Catskill Mountains of New York. 23 towers were...
    6 KB (642 words) - 02:05, 21 April 2024
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    2009 Greek forest fires were a series of massive wildfires that broke out across several areas in Greece during the summer of 2009. The fires began in Grammatiko...
    17 KB (2,223 words) - 02:32, 27 October 2024
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    060 km2; 3,500 sq mi) of forest within the Amazon biome has been lost to fires in 2019. In addition to the impact on global climate, the fires created environmental...
    128 KB (12,099 words) - 04:36, 19 October 2024
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