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Wild Fires and Forest Fire Prevention

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Forest FiresThe burning of wooded areas such as forest by natural and man made consequences. Often millions of acres are destroyed annually.
 
Forest Fire Prevention
1. When burning leaves always keep a source of water nearby to prevent the fire from spreading.
2. Never burn leaves when you have high wind gusts.
3. Never leave a campfire burning without someone present.
4. Don't celebrate anything using fireworks.
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Forest Fires: Behavior and Ecological Effects
Forest fires: Their Causes, Extent, and Effects, Summary of of Destruction...
Forest Fires By Janet Piehl
Forest Fires By Michele Ingber Drohan
Global Warming and Forest Fires
Global Warming and Forest Fires
 Online Articles
 What You Should Know About The Fires Raging In The Amazon
 Fire Safety Tips - National Geographic
 Wildfire preparedness tips - NFPA
 U.S. Forest Service Fire Suppression - Forest History Society
 5 big myths about wildfire | The Wilderness Society
 Forests and Wildfires: Fixing the Future by Avoiding the Past - FAO
The Arctic Is Experiencing Its Worst Wildfire Season on Record 
This is Why We Have Wildfires — and What We Can Do to Prevent Them USA Today
Global Trends in Wildfire and its Impacts: Perceptions Versus Realities
Inverse: Fate of America's Forests May Soon Depend on Genetically Engineered Trees
Siberian Wildfires and Heat waves in Alaska: How the Arctic Is Nearing a Point of No Return
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