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Wildfires can happen in many places in the United States, especially during droughts, but are most common in the Western United States and Florida. [3] They may be triggered naturally, most commonly by lightning, or by human activity like unextinguished smoking materials, faulty electrical equipment, overheating automobiles, or arson.
Wildfire burning in the Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, United States, in 2020.The Mangum Fire burned more than 70,000 acres (280 km 2) of forest.. A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation.
The worst loss of life in United States history due to a wildfire occurred in 1871 when the Peshtigo Fire swept through Wisconsin, killing more than 1500 people. [13] The Santiago Canyon Fire of 1889 in California and especially the Great Fire of 1910 in Montana and Idaho contributed to the philosophy that fire was a danger that needed to be ...
Some large wildfires in the United States have been blamed on years of fire suppression and the continuing expansion of people into fire-adapted ecosystems as well as climate change. [5] Land managers are faced with tough questions regarding how to restore a natural fire regime , but allowing wildfires to burn is likely the least expensive and ...
This photo is from the United States Forest Service, with no provided date. A pyrocumulonimbus cloud created by the Creek Fire. Dixie Fire [5] Creek Fire (2020) [6] 2019–20 Australian bushfire season [7] Carr Fire [8] Plume-dominated fire behavior: This occurs when the fire's behavior is mostly controlled by winds generated by the fire's own ...
The fire spread at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h), the fastest spreading fire in US Forest Service history. [37] 1937 1,700 acres (690 ha) Blackwater Creek Fire: Wyoming Killed 15 firefighters. [28] 1947: 175,000 acres (71,000 ha) Great Fires of 1947: Maine: A series of fires that lasted ten days; 16 people killed.
It burned for three days, and while estimates vary, the consensus is that it killed more than 1,200 people – making it the deadliest wildfire in American history to this day. [31] In addition to the number of people killed, the fire burned more than 1.2 million acres of land and spread to nearby towns, where it caused even more damage.
Fire regimes of United States plants. Savannas have regimes of a few years: blue, pink, and light green areas. When first encountered by Europeans, many ecosystems were the result of repeated fires every one to three years, resulting in the replacement of forests with grassland or savanna, or opening up the forest by removing undergrowth. [23]