Fire_Deerfire ATM  200 - Natural Disasters

 

       Topic #3:  Wildfires

 

    Friday, 4 December 2015

 

Daily Announcements:

1)  Final Exam Review is Thursday, Dec. 10, at 2:45 PM in LC-18.

2)  Final Exam is Dec. 17 at 10:30 AM (Bring #2 pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser.)

3)  Final Exam:  Final five lectures (videos too!), geography, and most missed

      questions from Exams #1, #2 & #3.  (Refer to most missed topics lists.)

     4)  Please complete the on-line MyUAlbany SIRF class evaluation (6151).

 

 

Song #1:  “Light my Fire” by The Doors

Song #2:  “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)” by Fall Out Boy

 

Text Source Today:    Chapter 14

 

·       What is Fire?

·       The Fire TriangleFire Safety          Notes Template

·       The Stages of Fire                                   PDF    DOC       Smokey Bear

·       The Spread of FireHome Fire

·       Fire Suppression                             Jim Beam “Bourbonado”

 

Study Guide Material (Stacey’s Guide) :

1)    What are the major natural causes and human sources of wildfires?

2)    What is fire?

3)    Where in the world are wildfires most common?  Why?

4)    What is the Fire Triangle and how does it relate to firefighting?

5)    What are the three stages of fire?

6)    What three styles do wildfires occur?

7)    The spread of fire depends on what four factors?

8)    What is the main issue with effective fire suppression?

9)    What is a prescribed fire (controlled burn)?

10) Key Facts:  Albany Pine Bush 1999, Los Alamos, NM 2000