Wildfire suppression

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A wildfire suppression operation in Washington, United States in 2002. Methods here include fire retardant drops and the bulldozing of firebreaks. Deer Mountain Fire 2002.jpg
A wildfire suppression operation in Washington, United States in 2002. Methods here include fire retardant drops and the bulldozing of firebreaks.

Wildfire suppression is a range of firefighting tactics used to suppress wildfires. Firefighting efforts depend on many factors such as the available fuel, the local atmospheric conditions, the features of the terrain, and the size of the wildfire. Because of this wildfire suppression in wild land areas usually requires different techniques, equipment, and training from the more familiar structure fire fighting found in populated areas. Working in conjunction with specially designed aerial firefighting aircraft, fire engines, tools, firefighting foams, fire retardants, and using various firefighting techniques, wildfire-trained crews work to suppress flames, construct fire lines, and extinguish flames and areas of heat in order to protect resources and natural wilderness. Wildfire suppression also addresses the issues of the wildland–urban interface, where populated areas border with wild land areas.

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In the United States and other countries, aggressive wildfire suppression aimed at minimizing fires has often protected and saved significant wildlands, but has sometimes contributed to accumulation of fuel loads, increasing the risk of large, catastrophic fires. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

The Global Fire Weather Database is designed to analyze and suppress the underlying conditions that drive wildfires.

Issues in Implementing Wildfire Suppression

Safety

Lava flow on the coastal plain of Kilauea, on the island of Hawaii, generated this wildfire. Lava wildfire.JPG
Lava flow on the coastal plain of Kīlauea, on the island of Hawaii, generated this wildfire.

Protection of human life is first priority for firefighters. Since 1995, when arriving on a scene, a fire crew will establish safety zones and escape routes, verify communication is in place, and designate lookouts (known in the U.S. by the acronym LCES, for lookouts, communications, escape routes, safety zones). This allows the firefighters to engage a fire with options for a retreat should their current situation become unsafe. Although other safety zones should be designated, areas already burned generally provide a safe refuge from fire provided they have cooled sufficiently, are accessible, and have burned enough fuels so as to not reignite. Briefings may be done to inform new fire resources of hazards and other pertinent information. [10]

A great emphasis is placed on safety and preventing entrapment, a situation where escape from the fire is impossible. Prevention of this situation is reinforced with two training protocols, Ten Standard Firefighting Orders and Eighteen Situations That Shout Watch Out, [11] which warn firefighters of potentially dangerous situations, developed in the aftermath of the Mann Gulch fire. As a last resort, many wildland firefighters carry a fire shelter. In this inescapable situation, the shelter will provide limited protection from radiant and convective heat, as well as superheated air. Entrapment within a fire shelter is called a burnover. In Australia, firefighters rarely carry fireshelters (commonly referred to as "Shake 'N' Bake" shelters); rather, training is given to locate natural shelters or use hand tools to create protection; or, in the instance of 'burnover' in a tanker or other fire appliance, 'fire overrun' training is used. [12]

Hazards beyond the fire are posed as well. A very small sample of these include: unstable/hazardous trees, animals, electrical cables, unexploded ordnance, hazardous materials, rolling and falling debris, and lightning. [10]

Personal safety is also vital to wildland firefighting. The proper use of PPE (personal protective equipment) and firefighting equipment will help minimise accidents. At the very minimum, wildland firefighters should have proper fire-retardant clothing (such as Nomex), protective headgear, wildland firefighting-specific boots, gloves, water for hydration, fire shelters, eye protection, and some form of communication (most commonly a radio).

Resource protection

Resources are ranked according to importance and/or value almost like a checklist that starts from the top and goes all the way down, the importance of these resources get mentioned to people that are involved in combating wildfires including the volunteers that gather around at fire safety Councils, they get taught the importance of these resources and try to prioritize them when mitigating fires [13] [14] . These include but are not limited to human health and safety, construction cost, ecological impacts, social and legal consequences, and the costs of protection however, there are other resources that also count towards that list such as soil which is one of the most important resources for the environment that gets cared for by volunteers that are on the lookout, they also get trained on the right amount of heat that is required for soil to flourish hence why they go through prescribed fires to properly nurture it [15] [16] . Defendability is also considered, as more effort will need to be expended on saving a house with a wooden-shake roof than one with a tile roof, for example. [17] [18]

Ecosystem changes

Article body: While wildfire suppression focuses more on benefiting human safety and resource protection, the lack of natural fires can lead to various negative ecosystem changes, such as ruining the overall quality of the soil, as can the size of fires when they do occur at a different level than what is recommended for the soil [19] . Fire ecology is accordingly not as simple as many might assume due to the plethora of different effects that it can have on both people and the landscape [20] . Across the global grassland and savanna ecosystems, fire suppression is frequently found to be a driver of woody encroachment and poor quality soil, which in return also effects wildlife due to the lack of nutrients [21] .

History

Australia

Wildland fire, known in Australia as bush fire, has played a major role in Australia due to arid conditions, the bad condition that Australia was in has led it to come up with fire safety councils to help in dealing with these fires, this has also caused these agencies to come out quicker than they usually would due to the command of wanting a change to happen and to properly combat these fires [22] . Notable fire services tasked with wildfire suppression include NPWS (National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW), the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, the South Australian Country Fire Service, the Western Australian Parks and Wildlife Service, the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), and the Country Fire Authority. [23] [24] [25] An interesting thing to note about these services is that they mostly operate via volunteers making it difficult to properly maintain all of these different services since they are affiliated with government agencies and rely on stats to keep on getting funds to support there work [26] , the most notable services are the NSW and the NSWRFS, due to there popularity they tend to attract most of the volunteers which has been an overall issue, there aren’t as many volunteers as there should be which is proving to be problematic at times but these services are managing to maintain a steady set of volunteers and producing results which means that theyre financial support from the government keeps on going [27] .                       

Canada

Canada contains approximately 3,964,000 km2 (1,531,000 sq mi) of forest land. [28] Seventy-five percent of this is boreal forest, made up primarily of coniferous trees. More than 90 percent of Canadian forest land is publicly owned, and the provincial and territorial governments are responsible for fire-suppression activities. The Federal Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) provides operational fire-control services and links to all provincial and territorial fire agencies.

During a typical year there are over 9,000 forest fires in Canada, burning an average of 2.5 million hectares (ha) or 9,700 square miles (25,000 km2). The number of fires and area burned can vary dramatically from year to year. Average suppression costs are $500 million to $1 billion annually.

In Canada, two-thirds of all forest fires are caused by people, while lightning causes the remaining third. Despite this, lightning fires account for over 85 percent of the area burned in Canada, largely because many of the lightning-caused fires occur in remote, inaccessible areas. Currently about ninety percent of forest fires are fought. Generally fires near communities, industrial infrastructure, and forests with high commercial and recreation value are given high priority for suppression efforts. In remote areas and wilderness parks, fires may be left to burn as part of the natural ecological cycle. [29]

United States

Indigenous communities embraced fire as an ally in preserving nature, but once populations began to grow across the U.S., wildfires started to trigger unprecedented destruction of property and sometimes resulted in massive death tolls. Greater impact on people's lives led to government intervention and changes to how wildfires were addressed.

One of the first turning points for firefighting philosophies in the U.S. happened in October 1871 with the Great Chicago Fire. Six years removed from the Civil War, the Fire destroyed more than 17,000 buildings across the Windy City, upended thousands of lives and devastated their thriving business community. [30]

The same day as the Chicago Fire, a much larger, more deadly fire occurred. The Peshtigo Fire broke out on the morning of October 8, 1871. It burned for three days, and while estimates vary, the consensus is that it killed more than 1,200 people – making it the deadliest wildfire in American history to this day. [31] In addition to the number of people killed, the fire burned more than 1.2 million acres of land and spread to nearby towns, where it caused even more damage. The entire town of Peshtigo was destroyed within an hour of the start of the fire. [31]

As a result of the 1871 fire breakouts, the federal government saw that it needed to act. This led in 1876 to the creation of the Office of Special Agent in the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assess the quality and conditions of forests in the United States. [32] As the forerunner of the U.S. Forest Service, this was the first time that wildfire management was placed under government purview.

In the aftermath of the Great Fire of 1910, the U.S. Forest Service received considerable recognition for its firefighting efforts, including a doubling of its budget from Congress. The fire is often considered a significant impetus in the development of early wildfire prevention and suppression strategies. [33]

Organization

Across the United States, wildfire suppression is administered by land management agencies including the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Army Corps of Engineers, and state departments of forestry. All of these groups contribute to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group and the National Interagency Fire Center.

The National Interagency Fire Center hosts the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC). NICC's primary responsibility is positioning and managing national resources (i.e. Hotshot Crews, smokejumpers, air tankers, incident management teams, National Caterers, mobile shower units, and command repeaters). NICC also serves as clearing house for the dispatch ordering system. Reporting to NICC are 10 Geographic Area Coordination Centers (Alaska, Great Basin, Northern Rockies, Rocky Mountains, Southern California, Northern California, Eastern, Southern, Southwest and Northwest). [34] Under each GACC are several dispatch zones.

Management

Managing any number of resources over varying-size areas in often rugged terrain is extremely challenging. An incident commander (IC) is charged with overall command of an incident. In the U.S., the Incident Command System designates this as being the first on scene providing they have sufficient training. The size of the fire, measured in acres or chains, as well as the complexity of the incident and threats to developed areas, will later dictate the class-level of IC required. Incident management teams aid on larger fire incidents to meet more complex priorities and objectives of the incident commander. It provides support staff to handle duties such as communication, fire behavior modeling, and map- and photo-interpretation. Again in the U.S., management coordination between fires is primarily done by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). [35]

U.S. fire size class [10]
ABCDEFG
0–1/4 acre1/4–10 acres10–99 acres100–299 acres300–999 acres1000–4999 acres5000+

Specific agencies and different incident management teams may include a number of different individuals with various responsibilities and varying titles. A fire information officer (PIOF) generally provides fire-related information to the public, for example. Branch chiefs and division chiefs serve as management on branches and divisions, respectively, as the need for these divisions arise. Investigators may be called to ascertain the fire's cause. Prevention officers such as forest rangers may patrol their jurisdictional areas to teach fire prevention and prevent some human-caused fires from happening to begin with. [10]

Communication

Information may be communicated on fires in many forms. Radios, vocals, visual signals such as flagging and mirrors, literature such as an IAP or incident action plan, whistles and mobile touch-screen computer terminals are some examples. [36] The USFS Visual Signal Code system provides symbols used to communicate from ground to air, while aircraft may use wing tilting, motor gunning or circling to communicate air-to-ground. [10]

Radio communication is very typical for communication during a wildfire. This is due to the wide coverage provided and the ability to communicate in a one-to-many format. One of the most popular radio manufacturers for this application is Relm Wireless (also known as Bendix King and BK Radio). The company is based in Florida, U.S., and holds many contracts with various government entities. [37] The other up-and-coming company entering this niche market is Midland Radio. Its U.S. headquarters is in the midwest (Kansas City, Missouri), and it manufacturers many radio models, including mobiles and portables. [38]

Tactics

Fire retardant dispersed aerially onto brush adjoining a firebreak to contain the Tumbleweed Fire in California, in July 2021 Tumbleweed Fire, Los Angeles County 2021, Part 9.JPG
Fire retardant dispersed aerially onto brush adjoining a firebreak to contain the Tumbleweed Fire in California, in July 2021

Operating in the U.S. within the context of fire use, firefighters may only suppress fire that has become uncontrollable. Conversely, fires or portions of a fire that have previously been engaged by firefighters may be treated as fire use situation and be left to burn.

All fire suppression activities are based from an anchor point (such as lake, rock slide, road or other natural or artificial fire break). From an anchor point firefighters can work to contain a wild land fire without the fire outflanking them.

Large fires often become extended campaigns. Incident command posts (ICPs) and other temporary fire camps are constructed to provide food, showers, and rest to fire crews.

Weather conditions and fuel conditions are large factors in the decisions made on a fire. Within the U.S., the Energy Release Component (ERC) is a scale relating fuel energy potential to area. The Burning Index (BI) relates flame length to fire spread speed and temperature. The Haines Index (HI) tracks stability and humidity of air over a fire. The Keetch–Byram drought index relates fuels to how quickly they could ignite and to what percentage they should burn. The Lightning Activity Level (LAL) ranks lightning potential into six classes. [10]

Fuel models are specific fuel designations determined by energy burning potential. Placed into 13 classes, they range from "short grass" (model 1) to "logging slash" (model 13). Low-numbered models burn at lower intensities than those at the higher end.

Direct attack

A helicopter dips its bucket into a pool before dropping the water on a wildfire close to Naples, Italy. Helicoptere bombardier d eau Italie.jpg
A helicopter dips its bucket into a pool before dropping the water on a wildfire close to Naples, Italy.

Direct attack is any treatment applied directly to burning fuel such as wetting, smothering, or chemically quenching the fire, or by physically separating the burning from not burned fuel but in order to properly launch a direct attack, there has to be proper evidence that is collected from agencies that are involved in wildfires such as fire Safety Councils (NSW) [39] , they collect data of the effects that these fires have had on certain regions/lands and provide said data to government agencies that they are affiliated with and start garnering support from them to properly and effectively launch these direct attacks [40] [41] . support includes the work of urban and wildland fire engines, fire personnel and aircraft applying water or fire retardant directly to the burning fuel. For most agencies, the objective is to make a fireline around all fire meant to be suppressed however, they don’t necessarily suppress all of the fire, there are certain times where these agencies will keep a close eye on the fire rather than fully eliminating it due to the importance of having some sort of natural fire going in these areas, they can help by nurturing wildlife and have positive effects on soil when the temperature is right but when the fire gets unmanageable, they usually resort to suppressing it [42] [43] [44] .           

Indirect attack

Preparatory suppression tactics used a distance away from the oncoming fire are considered indirect. Firelines may be built in this manner as well. Fuel reduction, indirect firelines, contingency firelines, backburning and wetting unburnt fuels are examples. This method may allow for more effective planning. It may allow for more ideally placed firelines in lighter fuels using natural barriers to fire and for safer firefighter working conditions in less smoke filled and cooler areas. However, it may also allow for more burned acreage, larger hotter fires, and the possibility of wasted time constructing unused firelines. [10]

Plowing a control line in advance of a wildfire in Georgetown, South Carolina Fireplow0179.JPG
Plowing a control line in advance of a wildfire in Georgetown, South Carolina

Attempts to control wildfires may also include by controlling the area that it can spread to by creating control lines: boundaries that contain no combustible material. These may be constructed by physically removing combustible material with tools and equipment, or portions may be naturally occurring. Lines may also be created by backfiring: creating small, low-intensity fires using driptorches or flares. The resultant fires are extinguished by firefighters or, ideally, directed in such a way that they meet the main fire front, at which point both fires run out of flammable material and are thus extinguished. Additionally, the use of long-term fire retardants, fire-fighting foams, and superabsorbent polymer gels may be used. Such compounds reduce the flammability of materials by either blocking the fire physically or by initiating a chemical reaction that stops the fire.

However, any method can fail in the face of erratic or high-intensity winds and changing weather. Changing winds may cause fires to change direction and miss control lines. High-intensity winds may cause jumping or spotting as burning embers are carried through the air over a fireline. Burning trees may fall and burning materials may roll across the line, effectively negating the barrier.

Another method for controlling fires is forest thinning. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, “Mechanical thinning of forests is a multifaceted process and often involves piling brush, pruning branches, and creating fuel breaks. ” [45] Mechanical forest thinning combined with controlled ground fire is an effective method for wildfire suppression. Forest thinning and ground burn are more effective in reducing wildfire risk together rather than just thinning or burning. According to an article in the journal of Forest Ecology and Management, “Combined treatments (thinning + burning) tended to have the greatest effect on reducing surface fuels and stand density, and raising modeled crowning and torching indices, as compared to burning or thinning alone.” [46] Thinning and burning also must be continued through follow up maintenance, according to the Western Watersheds Project, but this follow up rarely happens. [47] Forest thinning has brought up concerns that it could increase fire severity, as the sun can reach the lower vegetation and cause additional moisture loss. With climate change already making the ground less humid, according to the NIDIS, “cause of the rapid increase of wildfires over the western U.S. is the rapid increase of surface air vapor pressure deficit, or VPD, a measure of how thirsty the atmosphere is.” [48]

Mop-up

The threat of wildfires does not cease after the flames have passed, there can actually be various instances where certain areas will catch on fire however, this can also have some positive effects such as being at almost the perfect heat level to help in properly nurturing soil, [49] smoldering heavy fuels is a good example of something that continues to burn unnoticed for days after flaming [50] which is what a lot of fire safety Council agencies bring up when discussing there funds and bonuses with government agencies, they also use it as another instance for bringing in more volunteers so that they can work together on the checkups while also offering proper training and the necessary tools to deal with the potential fires. [51] It is during this phase that either the burn area exterior or the complete burn area of a fire is cooled so as to not reignite another fire which is something that can also be helped by the tools provided from the fire safety Council such as water sprinklers that are placed according to the expected fire areas and by having the volunteers taking turns in checking up on it while also in difficult situations using helicopters to have a better view on the area, this is able to happen thanks to the funds that get provided from government agencies. [52]

Rehabilitation

article body: Constructed fire-lines, breaks, safety zones and other items can all damage soil systems and effect both wild and human life, as well as how people decide to tackle there rehabilitation tactics and the types of regulations that can be implemented [53] , encouraging erosion from surface run-off and gully formation which are things that can actually be worked at by gathering volunteers that all gather at specific agencies that specify in allowing people to have hands on experience and to actually effect the environment themselves [54] . The loss of plant life from the fire also contributes to erosion. Construction of waterbars, the addition of plants and debris to exposed soils and other measures help to reduce this hence why agencies and groups such as the NSW, garner support from government agencies and get certain perks such as approved regulations for rehabilitation and combat purposes, and financial support to further help the volunteers when they help out [55] .

Fires at the wildland–urban interface

Water Tender ANF 10, from the USDA U.S. Forest Service, Angeles National Forest in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, California Watertender01.jpg
Water Tender ANF 10, from the USDA U.S. Forest Service, Angeles National Forest in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, California

Wildfires can pose risks to human settlement in three main scenarios. The first can happen at the classic wildland–urban interface, where urban or suburban development borders wild land. The second happens at the mixed wildland–urban interface, where homes or small communities are interspersed throughout a wild area, and the boundary between developed and non-developed land is undefined. The third occurs in the occluded wildland–urban interface, where pockets of wild land are enclosed within cities. [56]

Expansive urbanization and other human activity in areas adjacent to wildlands is a primary reason for the catastrophic structural losses experienced in wildfires. [57] Continued development of wildland–urban interface firefighting measures and the rebuilding of structures destroyed by fires has been met with criticism. [12] Communities such as Sydney and Melbourne in Australia have been built within highly flammable forest fuels. The city of Cape Town, South Africa, lies on the fringe of the Table Mountain National Park. In the western United States from the 1990s to 2007, over 8.5 million new homes were constructed on the wildland–urban interface. [58]

Fuel buildup can result in costly, devastating fires as more new houses and ranches are built adjacent to wilderness areas. However, the population growth in these fringe areas discourages the use of current fuel management techniques. Smoke from fires is an irritant and a pollutant. Attempts to thin out the fuel load may be met with opposition due to the desirability of forested areas. Wildland goals may be further resisted because of endangered species protections and habitat preservation. [58] The ecological benefit of fire is often overridden by the economic benefits of protecting structures and lives. [59] Additionally, federal policies that cover wildland areas usually differ from local and state policies that govern urban lands. [60] [61]

In North America, the belief that fire suppression has substantially reduced the average annual area burned is widely held by resource managers, [62] and is often thought to be self-evident. However, this belief has been the focus of vocal debate in the scientific literature.

Equipment and personnel

Wildfire suppression requires specialist personnel and equipment that can be acquired thanks to government funds being funneled directly into fire safety councils which in return start investing into these useful equipment that is used in fire suppression, there are certain times where the funds will exceed the set budget and that when certain agencies keep it to themselves [63] . on top of getting the necessary equipment that is needed for suppressing wildfires, agencies need to invest in professionals in order to actually combat these fires [64] , notable examples include smokejumpers (firefighters who parachute into remote areas) and helicopter support however, what’s interesting is that depending on which area these agencies are in the professionals that work in them can vary, for example Australia mostly relies on actual volunteers to help in suppressing wildfires while other areas hire professionals directly, Australia relies on the volunteer method in order to build a deeper connection between the people and the government which is another reason as to why the government agencies are more on board to helping out and providing funds [65] [66] .                       

Efficacy

The success of wildfire suppression techniques is debated amongst the scientific community. A number of studies (produced during the 1990s) using Ontario government fire records compared either the number of fires or the average fire size between areas with and without aggressive fire suppression policies. [67] [68] They found that the average fire size was generally smaller in areas of aggressive policy. One report, written in 1998 by Stocks and Weber, said; "Use of fire as a management tool recognizes the natural role of fire and is applied judiciously for ecosystem maintenance and restoration in selected areas." [69] A later 2005 study concluded that "Fire suppression is (functionally) effective insofar as it reduces area burned". [70]

Other studies have concluded that the 20th century change in the fire cycle is a result of climate change. [71] A 1993 study by Bergeron & Archambault said: "post-'Little Ice Age' climate change has profoundly decreased the frequency of fires in the northwestern Québec boreal forest". [72] Critics have also pointed out that small fires are virtually unreported in areas without aggressive fire suppression policies, where detection often relies on reports from settlements or commercial aircraft, leading to incorrect average fire size data for those regions. [73]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Minto Flats South Fire</span> Wildfire in Alaska

The Minto Flats South Fire was a lightning-caused wildfire in Interior Alaska south of Fairbanks that ignited in late June 2009. It was by far the largest in what was termed the "Railbelt complex" of fires, so named because they were all near the main route of the Alaska Railroad. By July 16 it had burned more than 156,469 acres (63,321 ha). Alaska was experiencing an unusually hot and dry start to the summer season which in turn led to a very active wildfire season. By the time the Minto Flats fire had become the largest fire in Alaska, over seventy other blazes were active throughout the state, stretching resources to their limits. The main body of the fire was deemed too large to actually try to extinguish and firefighting efforts focused from the beginning on protecting lives and property. In mid July it had grown to over 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) and was rapidly expanding along its southern edge; smokejumpers were deployed to protect cabins along the Teklanika River near Nenana. Firefighters cleared away fuels surrounding an oil drilling rig in the area and instructed the drilling crew on the use of firefighting equipment. It burned so aggressively that it advanced against the wind at times. By the end of July over 350 people were involved in the firefighting effort. Continued hot, dry weather helped the fire grow to over 300,000 acres (120,000 ha). The fire was not declared under control until late August. The final acreage of the fire was 517,078.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thirtymile Fire</span> 2001 fire in the Okanogan National Forest, Washington state

The Thirtymile Fire was first reported on July 9, 2001 in the Okanogan National Forest, approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Winthrop, Washington, United States. The wildfire had been caused by an unattended campfire that spread rapidly in the hot and dry weather in the Pacific Northwest. Four firefighters were killed when the fire cut off their only escape route out of the narrow canyon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wildfire emergency management</span>

Wildfires are outdoor fires that occur in the wilderness or other vast spaces. Other common names associated with wildfires are brushfire and forest fire. Since wildfires can occur anywhere on the planet, except for Antarctica, they pose a threat to civilizations and wildlife alike. In terms of emergency management, wildfires can be particularly devastating. Given their ability to destroy large areas of entire ecosystems, there must be a contingency plan in effect to be as prepared as possible in case of a wildfire and to be adequately prepared to handle the aftermath of one as well.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Jersey Forest Fire Service</span> New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection agency

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) is an agency within the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Founded in 1906 with a focus on wildland fire suppression and fire protection, the Forest Fire Service is the largest firefighting department within the state of New Jersey in the United States with 85 full-time professional firefighting personnel, and approximately 2,000 trained part-time on-call wildland firefighters throughout the state. Its mission is to protect "life and property, as well as the state's natural resources, from wildfire".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wildfires in the United States</span> Wildfires that occur in the United States

Wildfires can happen in many places in the United States, especially during droughts, but are most common in the Western United States and Florida. They may be triggered naturally, most commonly by lightning, or by human activity like unextinguished smoking materials, faulty electrical equipment, overheating automobiles, or arson.

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