THE SCIENCE OF WILDFIRE
GOOD FIRES / BAD FIRES
FIGHTING FIRES
PREVENTION
WHAT IS WILDFIRE?
Understand what wildfires are caused by:
Learning about The Elements of Fire
>
Exploring the Fire Triangle
>
PRESCRIBED FIRES
Prescribed fires are good fires. They help reintroduce the beneficial effects of fires to an ecosystem.
More about Prescribed Fires
>
View Prescribed Fire Chart
>
PREVENTION
We can make a difference:
OUTDOOR
SAFETY
Use smart trip planning
>
SAFETY TIPS
Practice responsible outdoor safety
>
YOUR HOME
Protect our homes
>
FIRE'S NATURAL ROLE
Learn how fires effect different ecosystems:
Fire is Nature's Housekeeper
>
View the Fire Dependent Ecosystem map
>
IT COULD BE YOU
Could you have started a wildfire? For a closer view of the destructive face of wildfire:
Read Wildfire & You
>
Flip through with the Wildfire Case Book
>
WITHOUT FIRE
Learn what happens when fire is removed in a fire dependent ecosystem.
View the animation
>
FIGHTING FIRES
Find out who is helping to protect our wildland from wildfires:
Who They Are...What They Do
>
Explore the Tools of the Trade
>
Home
|
Smokey Kids
|
Only You
|
Smokey's Vault
|
Smokey News
|
Resources
|
FAQs
ONLY YOU CAN
PREVENT WILDFIRES.