Introduction|
Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
The above objectives correspond with the following Alabama Course of Study Objectives: ACOS 18.1Identifying fire-fighting tools and methods.. |
Overview
What is the best fire fighting tool you can think of?
Some might say a fire truck, fire swatter, water, or possibly even a helicopter dumping water. However, the best tool for fighting fire is prevention.
Fire control is frequently divided into two main headings; prevention and suppression. Fire prevention activities include those associated with keeping the fire from occurring while fire suppression includes those efforts involved in fighting the fire once it has started.
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View the Alabama Forestry Commission's video, A Forest in Balance. |
In this lesson, we will answer three primary questions.
- What are some ways to prevent forest fires?
- What is suppression and what are some tools used for suppressing wildfires?
- What are some methods used for suppressing wildfires?
Watch Nature | Fire Cloud (4:42) to see some of the fire suppression methods you will learn about. Login information.
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