Operation Montserrat: Forest Fires & How They Work

What do you call a fire that is unenclosed and freely spreading combustion that consumes the natural fuels of a forest.

• woods fire

• forest fire

• timber fire

• wildfire

An out of control fire is called a ______________.

People are a cause of about ___% of forest fires.

What types of forests have the highest risk for fire?

• tropical rain forests and coniferous

• evergreen, broadleaf forests and tropical rain forests

• deciduous forests in high humidity and coniferous forests

• coniferous and evergreen, broadleaf forests in hot dry zones

What is the natural source of forest fires?

What do you call all the conditions that provide readily combustible material used to kindle fires.

• tinderbox

• firebox

• leaf litter

• pyrobox

What kind of fires burn the low-lying plants and shrubs and the debris that collects on the ground?

• surface

• ground

• crown

• crust

________ fires move through the tops of trees, leaping from treetop to treetop.

• Ground

• Surface

• Crown

• Running

_______ fires creep beneath the surface debris slowly.

• Crown

• Ground

• Surface

• Earth

What condition is NOT present in a forest immediately before a fire?

• dry twigs

• dry land

• excessive moisture

• hot temperatures