Title: Explain the development and anatomy of a forest wildfire.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (18003-18) > Section: Managing Forests and Forestland

Explanation should include

- factors that affect forest fires
  - weather
  - fuel sources
  - management resources (fire services)
  - ecological effect of fire on a forest
- the concept that the development of a forest wildfire results from time of year (season), air movement, and topography of landscape
- the anatomy of a forest wildfire
  - head as the most active part of fire
  - rear as the slowest-burning part of fire
  - flank as the sides of fire, between the head and the rear
- the fire “triangle” (i.e., fuel, heat, and oxygen).

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does topography affect a forest wildfire?
- What affects fire movement and intensity?
- Why is time of year (season) an important part of fire development?