Controlled Fire

Fires are a huge topic especially here in California since we have a water drought which causes many land fields to be very dry. Summer is coming which means fire season, we have to be able to know how to control fires when they occur. Also we need to be conservative over our water, without it we can't fight the fires and control them. I support the fact that we want to practice the method of controlled fires because it can help improve the way we fight fires. Controlled fires are a technique sometimes

A prescribed fire is a technique that is used to manage forests. It has been around for centuries, and since 1995 the US Forest Service has incorporated burning practices in forest management policies. Controlled fires can be used for good, but have negative results. An example would be on August 26th. A prescribed fire that was planned to go 91 acres got out of control and ended up burning and destroying over 7,400 acres. The near town Foresta had to be evacuated.  Controlled fires can also help

Playing with fire has been a phrase people seem to always mention when the topic of fire is relevant. People debate whether the idea of using controlled fires is a useful or dangerous tactic. Well the answer is that it can be both, but the positive outcomes of controlled fires outweigh the negative ones.  First of all fires can be helpful in many things like helping plant life in forest reset and thrive. Plants that have been suffocated with the dominance of other plant species finally get a chance

comes to the idea of controlled fires to protect nature. Many agree that the benefits out way the risks but many also believe that a controlled fire is too dangerous to take that chance. If proper steps are taken, the outcome of the process is not only safe but also effective. There are many reasons that a controlled fire is very necessary to our environment. It is not only beneficial to nature but also to people as well. For example, many farmers will have controlled fires to improve the land

Controlled Fire in the Paleolithic Period (2.6 million B.C. – 10,000 B.C.) The origins of controlled fire go back to the Paleolithic Period, by early humans some of the evidence takes us all the way back to East Africa. The use of controlled fire was a big and important development for these early humans, this tool could be handled in so many ways not only provided them food but also shelter, and protection. The development of controlled fire meant that food could be haunted and cooked immediately

Opposition to Prescribed Burns Forest fires kill many animals and usually destroy a large amount of land. Prescribed burns seem like they would be the best idea, but are they? Their claim to fame is to clear out land in order to decrease the burning space for when an actual forest fire occurs. Yet this may seem like a brilliant idea, but one must look at the negative aspects of controlled burnings. People might have a change of heart when they realize the damages and effects

humans have learned the art of warfare. Weapons are the tools of warfare. However there are some weapons which are superior over others. One of those weapons is fire. Being one of the oldest tools in history, there is no set date on when the first controlled fire was ever created, though there is evidence to show that it was first controlled as early as 790,000 B.C. Through the thousands of years since then, the weapons which bare the flame have also evolved. However, there is one incendiary weapon

relationships is its one with fire. Fire has given humans a light source for thousands of years and plays a great role in the development of their species. A popular way in which fire is manifested is through the use of candles. The fire on a candle is affected by wind, but how does wind speed affect a candle flame? The flame

two buildings that caught fire along our block on the same side just four doors down in each direction. Both occurred at night displacing families that saw the buildings boarded up with fresh plywood that never quite did cover all the black tinge of the flames that tore through the windows. It stayed that way for some time accompanied by that exclusive and ever-present burnt odor that wafted through the neighborhood reminding everyone of the destructive force of fire. For a young boy, it was intimidating

Fires have been involved in shaping the natural world evolving the flora, fauna and landscape for millions of years. In a synthesis of the Pre-Quaternary history of fire by A.C. Scott (2000), he cites studies showing historically there was charcoal on trees (Beck et al. 1982), charcoal evidence of wildfires (Scott and Collinson 1978), as well as charcoal-rich horizons which are evidence of a regular fire cycle (Falcon-Lang, 200; Flacon-Lang and Scott, 2000). The Pre-Quaternary history of fire not