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The fire caused significant damage to Oakland and the surrounding areas. The fire killed 25 people, which included emergency personnel, destroyed 2,449 homes, and caused an estimated $1.5 billion in damage. [63] The response to this fire was swift, however, the fire and winds made it difficult to extinguish. [64]
At this time in history fire was viewed as a threat to timber, an economically important natural resource. As such, the decision was made to devote public funds to fire suppression and fire prevention efforts. For example, the Forest Fire Emergency Fund Act of 1908 permitted deficit spending in the case of emergency fire situations. [3]
These fires prove difficult to detect, and frustrate most efforts to extinguish them. The dramatic 1997 peatland fires in Borneo caused the recognition of subsurface smouldering fires as a global threat with significant economic, social and ecological impacts. [7] The summer of 2006 saw the resurgence of the Borneo peat fires. [8]
Human-caused fires are also responsible for 97% of wildfires that threaten homes. People often start wildfires through dangerous actions, including open burning, campfires, firearms and equipment use.
Singapore's Downtown Core on 7 October 2006, when it was affected by forest fires in Sumatra, Indonesia. Smog is a regular problem in Southeast Asia caused by land and forest fires in Indonesia, especially Sumatra and Kalimantan, although the term haze is preferred in describing the problem. Farmers and plantation owners are usually responsible ...
The fire started on July 22, when a man cutting timber dropped his cigarette in Caribou-Targhee National Forest just outside the park's western border. [ 34 ] [ 7 ] The North Fork Fire was the only major fire that was fought from the beginning since it started after the prescribed fire policy was halted on July 15. [ 29 ]
Incense smoke Smoke from a fire Billowing smoke at Takaosan Yakuoin Temple firewalking festival in Japan, 2016 Smoke from a bee smoker, used in beekeeping Chemical composition distribution of volatile organic compounds released in smoke from a variety of solid fuels [1] Volatility distribution of volatile organic compound emissions in wood smoke [2] Smoke being emitted from a lit cigarette Oil ...
This wildfire started when Mike Barre threw his cigarette butt into the grass on his property in McLure BC. The fire resulted in the loss of 72 houses, 9 businesses, and 180 jobs in the North Thompson Valley. [1] The fire cost $31.1 million CAD to extinguish and caused an additional $8.2 million CAD in property damage.