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A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, brush fire, bushfire (in Australasia), or hill fire, is an uncontrolled fire often occurring in wildland areas, but which can also consume houses or agricultural resources. Common causes include lightning, human carelessness and arson.

Drought and the prevention of small forest fires are major contributors to extreme forest fires.

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RT @wordspy: pyrogeography n. The study of the past, present, and projected distribution of wildfires. http://wordspy.com/t/2653.asp #ff #CA
gerd_meissner (Gerd Meissner) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:47:04 -0000
RT @wordspy: pyrogeography n. The study of the past, present, and projected distribution of wildfires. http://wordspy.com/t/2653.asp #ff #CA
RT @theeconomist: Fighting fire with fire - Wildfires are getting fiercer and more frequent http://ow.ly/15ZSWU
fpugsley (Fred Pugsley) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:24:54 -0000
RT @theeconomist: Fighting fire with fire - Wildfires are getting fiercer and more frequent http://ow.ly/15ZSWU
Good jobo n the 'only u can prevent wildfires' commercial. One problem. No wild in stl. :-/
MikTHEEMac (Mikki Hendrix) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:20:25 -0000
Good jobo n the 'only u can prevent wildfires' commercial. One problem. No wild in stl. :-/
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Alberta FireBans - Portal to FireBan information in the province of Alberta. Administrators of cities, counties and municipal districts can login to add, update and remove firebans.

Fire Area Landscaping - Landscaping advice for homes in fire areas, using California Native Plants.
Meta Description: [ a California native plant nursery,plant lists, with plant description and picture, alphabetized by scientific name. Drought tolerant or water loving wild plants for your landscape garden in San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Jose, San Francisco, or even Sacramento. ]

404 Fire Management Systems - Canadian programs and projects.
Meta Description: [ The Canadian Wildland Fire Information System - Système canadien d'information sur les feux de végétation ]

Forest Fire Lookout Association - Organization involved in research of former forest fire lookout sites, ground cabins and early forest fire detection methods.

National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) - Logistical and support center for U.S. wildland firefighting. Coordinates efforts of DOI agencies, Forest Service, National Weather Service, and state/local/tribal/volunteer entities engaged in wildland fire response and prevention.
Meta Description: [ NIFC is the nation's logistical and support center forwildland firefighting. ]

The Global Fire Monitoring Centre (GFMC) - Fire Globe - Reports on fires from around the world, fire models, historical fire data.

TWS Wildfire - Information source on wildfires with facts in the cycle of forest and fire, wildfire science and economics, current wildfire conditions, experts and resources.
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Western States Fire Information Resource - Information about fire resources in the Western US.

404 Wildfire Information (FEMA) - Factsheet with background information.

404 Wildfire Update - Washington and Idaho - Current status on the wildfire season for Washington and Idaho with instruction on how people living in fire prone, forested areas can protect their homes.

404 Wildfires - Background information for journalists.
Meta Description: [ The National Safety Council is a membership organization with resources on safety, health and environmental topics, training, products, publications, news, and more. ]

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