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1 Fire in the Forest ( 3. How a fire burns) by P. Thomas and R. McAlpine Cambridge 2010

2 Wood burning stages

3 Ash is a barrier to oxygen

4 FWI(fire weather indes) and fire intensity

5 Fire driven by the wind

6 Forest floor fire Orgainc matter burning

7 Organic matter fire effects

8 Surface fire

9 Crown fire

10 3 Types of crown fire Fire whirl and circulation of ambient air

11 Convection column above a fire

12 Protecting your home

13 FWI system = Fire Danger Rating Canadian FWI system

14 Integrated Fire Management by Myers, 2006 Adaptive management

15 Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index system (Lawson and Armitage, 2008)

16 Forest fire in Korea Fire whirl and circulation of ambient air

17 Forest Fires in the world Forest firesLightening numbers


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