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Wildfire
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Wildfire
Dermatology See Fogo selvagem
Public safety An uncontrolled fire—e.g., forest fire, scrub fire—that occurs in sparsely or unpopulated regions
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Suddenly several trees caught, blazing orange flames shooting up 200 feet - not quite a crown fire where entire stands suddenly immolate, but worrisome nevertheless.
Stubborn fires put up a fight by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Crown fire in the watershed would be devastating, not only for our community, but for a natural and healthy community of trees and wildlife.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
Most homes are ignited by flying embers thrown as far as a mile and a half ahead of a crown fire, or ignite when the ground fire reaches brush and trees within 100 feet of the buildings.
Surviving wildfire: with millions going up in smoke to fight ... by Barker, Rocky / American Forests
 
 
 
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