![]() ![]() When compared to states like California, Wisconsin does not see a great deal of destruction as the result of wildfires. Potential areas at risk for forest fires are logged areas, areas with little or no recent precipitation, etc. This is much like tipping a match down, the fire will move up the stick. ![]() The fire moves up slope the best because heat rises. The fire grows with the input of fresh air and heat from the present flame. Several ignition sources include lightning, cigarette butts, campfires and sparks from vehicles. Wildfires start by the ignition of light, dry fuels such as grass, leaves, pine needles and small twigs. It must be recognized that if fire hazard is assessed properly, the risk can be lessened and disaster can be avoided. Recognizing the need for fire, as well as the possible destruction they can cause, our team has compiled research to inform the public about wildfires and have outlined an evacuation plan should this hazard once again occur. In these heavily overgrown areas, a wildfire would be even more devastating. If fires are continually suppressed in nature, it creates an even greater hazard as more and more brush builds up. Wildfires may be dangerous to humans and developed areas, but in nature they provide necessary disturbance which encourages regeneration and growth. Not only are fires historically common, they are hazards which naturally occur in the environment. With the recent wildfires that have occurred in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, our team had decided to research information about wildfires such as the history of wildfires in the area, their causes, and prevention and suppression methods used commonly to control fire outbreak. We will be focusing on the natural fires of upper Wisconsin. Some of these fires are caused by nature and there are others that are human caused. ![]() Wild fires have always been present throughout the history of Wisconsin. Justin Berg, Jessie Lidbury, & Eric Craft Created by: Matthew Secore, Rachel Bisek, Jason Jossie, Kaz Kuroki, ![]()
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