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The New York State Department of Conservation says 95% of major wildfires in the state between 1993-2017 were caused by human activity. Lightning caused the other 5%. Lightning caused the other 5%.
From yard maintenance to wildfire evacuation plans, here's what New York State DEC says can help keep your home safe during wildfire season.
The NCFS uses a database referred to as "signal 14" to monitor the daily fire activity in the state of North Carolina. The data contained within the signal 14 database is an estimation of the occurrence of wildfires throughout the state, with the exception of wildfires located on federal property. For instance, signal 14 statistics indicate ...
Fire prevention is a function of many fire departments. The goal of fire prevention is to educate the public on the precautions that should be taken to prevent potentially harmful fires from occurring. It is a proactive method of preventing fire-based emergencies and reducing the damage caused by them. Fire prevention education can take the ...
Following the same tone of timber resource protection, the U.S. Forest Service adopted the "10 AM Policy" in 1935. [3] Through this policy, the agency advocated the control of all fires by 10 o'clock of the morning following the discovery of a wildfire. Fire prevention was also heavily advocated through public education campaigns such as Smokey ...
In Colorado, the climate has warmed by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit in the past 30 years and the top 10 biggest fires in the state’s history have all taken place since 2002.
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With multiple record-breaking fires, the 2020 Colorado wildfire season became the largest in the state's history after burning 665,454 acres (269,300 ha). [ 7 ] According to CSU, wildfires in Colorado burned less than 100,000 acres (40,469 ha) per decade over the 1960s and the 1970s.