How Towns Can Rebuild After a Wildfire

Wildfires are horrific natural disasters that can devastate individual households and large communities alike. By definition, wildfires, also known as wildland fires, are known to ravage combustible wildland vegetation areas. Depending on the incident, a wildfire can destroy natural forests, negatively impact soil fertility and water cycles, or even threaten the health of those residing nearby the ignition point. In terms of cause, different events can ignite wildfires, ranging from human-caused to naturally occurring. Arson, equipment malfunctions (i.e., automobile accidents), unattended campfires, discarded cigarettes, and burning debris are all culprits of human-caused wildfires. On the other hand, natural fires result … Continue reading

What is a Fire Tornado?

Now you might be hearing about fire tornados with the more frequent wildfires firing up across the parts of the globe. You will be familiar with the wind tornados. These fire tornados are similar in that they a whirling wind but induced by the heat of a raging fire. These fire tornados can also transport smoke and ash, and even flames of fire up though the atmosphere. Just as (wind) tornados have a variety of names  such as twister and wind devil, fire tornados have a comparable range of names including fire devil, fire whirl, fire swirl and fire twister. … Continue reading