WILDFIRES

2. A huge ____________ hangs from a helicopter and scoops up water from nearby lakes or rivers.
3. Every fire needs _________________, oxygen, and fuel.
4. Most wildfires in the western United States happen during which month?
5. To become a firefighter, a person must hike __________ miles while carrying 45 pounds of food in 45 minutes.
6. Which vocabulary word means distant or out-of-the-way?
8. Which vocabulary word means to keep watch over?
9. ____________________lines can be 2 feet to 200 feet wide and help stop fires.
10. A combination of an ax and digging tool is called a ____________.
13. ________________ pines are tall pine trees that grow in the western part of the United States.

1. Fires allow more ______________ to reach the forest floor, which helps new plants grow.
3. _________________ crews hike or ride a truck to the most dangerous part of a fire.
5. Which vocabulary word means to do well and/or be successful?
7. Any fire spreading too quickly across dry land or threatening homes on the edge of a wildland is called a _________________________.
11. __________________ jumpers are one of the first teams brought in to fight a wildfire.
12. Wildland firefighters wear protective _____________ designed to fight fires.