FORESTRY
GENERAL FORESTRY
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Question
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crown fires
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deciduous fires
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ground fires
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surface forest
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Detailed explanation-1: -Crown fires pose the highest risk by far due to their fast spreading behavior, they develop on top of trees and in some cases can jump from one tree to another making these the most aggressive form of fire.
Detailed explanation-2: -Head of a fire The side of the fire having the fastest rate of spread. 3. Flank of a fire. The part of a fire’s perimeter that is roughly parallel to the main direction of spread.
Detailed explanation-3: -A crown fire is defined as a fire that has ascended from the ground into the forest canopy and is spreading through it, usually in conjunction with the surface fuels.
Detailed explanation-4: -Fires can travel quickly: up to 6 miles-per-hour in forests and up to 14 miles-per-hour in grasslands.