ENGLISH EXPOSITION

TOPIC:
FOREST FIRE

MEMBERS:
ALVARO BRIEVA
JAIR GOMEZ
JESUS DIAZ
DUBAN PEREZ

TECNOLOGICO COMFENALCO
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER
CARTAGENA
D/T/C
11/04/2018
FOREST FIRE
WHAT IS IT?
Forest fire, uncontrolled fire occurring in vegetation more than 6 feet (1.8 m) in
height. These fires often reach the proportions of a major conflagration and are
sometimes begun by combustion and heat from surface and ground fires. A
big forest fire may crown—that is, spread rapidly through the topmost branches of
the trees before involving undergrowth or the forest floor. As a result, violent
blowups are common in forest fires, and they may assume the characteristics of
a firestorm. Seewildland fire.
 HOW DOES IT FORM?
The causes can be divided into two groups:
Natural:
• Ray: The fall of a long-lasting beam to Earth brings sparks, enough to ignite a
fuel.
• Drought: The drought favors the conditions for the development of a forest fire
as it stimulates combustion.
• Hot of the sun: The intense heat, coupled with a drought, can dry the
vegetation and this is a potential fuel.
• In all cases, one factor is decisive: a temperature or high temperatures. In
addition, strong winds can help spread sparks and increase fire.
HOW DOES IT FORM?
Anthropogenic:
The anthropogenic causes refer to human activities. Most of these causes have to
do with carelessness and irresponsibility. Some of these are bonfires, cigarettes
that are dumped without being turned off, agricultural burning that gets out of
control, fireworks and even arson.
HOW DOES IT OCCUR?
For a fire one needs a combustible material, such as paper, or wood. Then one
needs Oxygen which is a gas that is present in the air all around us. The third and
final need is temperature at or above the temperature at which an object, like paper
or wood begins to ignite. In the case of paper that temperature is 451 degrees
Fahrenheit, wood generally around 500.
WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO TO FACE IT?
The attack on fire can be direct or indirect. The direct attack is the one that
applies any treatment directly on the material in combustion, as it is wetting,
axfisiarlo, or placating it chemically, or physically separating the fuel that is
burning from the one that not yet. In this plays a fundamental role the use of
tankers and seaplanes, with which water or fire extinguishing agent is
applied.For its part, the indirect attack is the one that prepares extinction
tactics at a certain distance from the approaching fire. Fuel reduction,
contingency firewalls, firewalls and the soaking of fuels not yet burned are some
examples.
TELL US ABOUT THE MOST
UNFORGETTABLE DISASTER
1988 Yellowstone Fire
The 1988 Yellowstone Fire was the largest recorded forest fire in the history of the
Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Although it started as small
individual fires, the flames spread rapidly out of control due to the increasing winds
and the 1988 drought, which led to it burning for several months. The fires almost
destroyed two important tourist destinations and, on September 8, 1988, for the
first time in its history the entire park was closed, except for firefighters.1 Only the
arrival of cool, wet weather in late autumn led to the fires to an end. A total of
321,300 hectares (3,213 km2) or 36% of the park was affected by forest fires.