Detecting Wildfires

Detecting Wildfires — page 1 — NORTH STAR EDITIONS www northstareditions com Copyright 2017 by North Star Editions Lake Elmo MN 55042 All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher Produced for North Star Editions by Red Line Editorial Photographs Digital Media Pro Shutterstock Images cover 1 Jae C Hong AP Images 4 5 Shutterstock Images 6 9 10 11 13 14 19 North Wind Picture Archives 16 17 Berni Schoenfield Hulton Archive Getty Images 21 Keystone-France Getty Images 22 23 danlogan iStockphoto 24 25 NASA 27 Pierre Andrieu AFP Getty Images 28 Content Consultant Sen Chiao PhD Associate Professor Meteorology and Climate Science San José State University ISBN 978-1-63517-007-8 hardcover 978-1-63517-063-4 paperback 978-1-63517-169-3 ebook pdf 978-1-63517-119-8 hosted ebook Library of Congress Control Number 2016949753 Printed in the United States of America Mankato MN November 2016 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Samantha S Bell lives with her family and lots of pets in the foothills of South Carolina She loves writing about nature and she is the author or illustrator of more than 60 books for children

Detecting Wildfires — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 The Rim Fire 5 CHAPTER 2 What Is a Wildfire 11 CHAPTER 3 Early Warning Systems 17 A CLOSER LOOK Osborne Firefinder 22 CHAPTER 4 Modern Methods 25 Wildfire Safety Checklist 29 Focus on Detecting Wildfires 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32

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Detecting Wildfires — page 4 — CHAPTER 1 THE RIM FIRE On On August 17 2013 a man was hunting deer in California’s Stanislaus National Forest The area was very dry and signs stated no campfires were allowed But the hunter disobeyed the signs He decided to start a fire to cook some beans Embers flew into nearby plants Leaves and grasses sparked and began to ignite It took firefighters months to fully contain the fire that started in August 2013 5

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