The Relationship Between Extreme Heat and Wildfire

With record-high temperatures in California and other parts of the western United States this month, the conversation around how heat waves influence wildfire has been in the media. The truth is extremely high temperatures themselves don't cause more frequent or more severe wildfires. In fact, some of the coldest states in the country, like Montana, experience thousands of wildfires each year. But combine high heat with dry conditions and enough vegetation to act as fuel to burn, and then you start introducing more wildfire risk. So what can be done about it? In this episode of Learn Something New™ by NFPA Journal®, we examine the relationship between extreme heat and wildfire as well as offer some tips for staying safe when hot and dry conditions combine to increase wildfire risk.
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[@rfrakctured]

Living on Maui, where fires are ongoing, I'm glad to find a channel dedicated to explaining and preventing fires. Thanks for the content.

[@SenpaiJoyBoy]

Is rock and dried leaves can cause spontaneous combustion due to extreme heat?

[@KieraCameron514]

Where I live, winter is more prone to wildfires than summer.