Forest fire protection How to behave in the forest or about John and his forest trip

Once upon a time, Johnny and his father went hiking to the forest. -Son, you musn’t litter!- said dad. -Why? – asked Johnny. -Because you destroy the environment…

…Moreover, you can cause a fire.

-Listen. - continued dad -Listen! - continued dad. – If we want to go camping and kindle a bonfire,

we can do it only at the designated places.

If you see the fire, you should call the fire department, the police, the vogt or the village administrator immediately!

Look! There is a board with types of forest fires.

1. Coal seam fires: develop on peat bogs their combusition is flameless so you can pick them up through the smoke temperature up to 1000o Celsius they spread slowly so and can last even a few months

2. Surface fires: they are the most frequent ones develop on groundcover moss, grass, shruberry and bark catch fire

3. Crown fires: involve whole trees the fire spread quickly by treetops the flames can stand up to 20-30 m over treetops

4. Single tree fires: are very rare they develop as a consequence of lightning strike or arson they can result in big forest fires

Remember, Johnny! If you don’t respect the rules, you can cause a forest fire. We should protect forests because the are one of the most important ecosystems

The End

Bibliography: ’’Instrukcja ochrony przeciwpożarowej lasu” - Państwowe Gospodarstwo Leśne Lasy Państwowe

Authors: Marta Grabczyńska Justyna Ciesielska Teresa Maciejewska from kl. I d, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im.Ziemi Kujawskiej we Włocławku