Wildfires

4. / Weather ingredients that can affects wildfires is temperature, ______, and moisture.
6. _____Quantity / Wildfires spread based on the fuel that surrounds it.
7. Tankers / Drops thousands of gallons of water and retardant onto fires.
8. Fuels / Another name for small fuel.
9. / Heat oxygen and fuel form the fire ______.
11. / Main job is to suppress planes to get to small blazes located in remote areas.
12. / It affects the sparkling of wildfires.
15. / Main job is to build a fire break around the fire to keep it from spreading.
16. / ______ of the fuel can also affect the behavior of the fire.
17. / A major factor in determining a fire's intensity
18. Terry clark / A senior scientist that develop a computer model that shows how wind move on a small scale.
19. / The ______ the slope, the faster the fire travels.

1. / When wood is heated to this temperature it releases _______ gases that mix with the oxygen in the air.
2. millions / How many of acres burn every year?
3. / Basic fuel characteristics that affects a fire, size and shape, ______, and moisture content.
5. / Used as a method of attacking the fire from above.
10. / It can either aid or hinder wildfire progression.
13. / Fuel load is _______ by the amount of the amount of available fuel per unit area.
14. / Works against fire.
17. / It occurs naturally, ignited by heat from the sun or lightning strike.