Introduction

Every summer wildfires are reported on the news.  The fires shown on television always happen to other people, in other parts of the country.  The terms wildfire, fire storm, and crown fire are used interchangeably to describe this type of burning. What causes these fires? Why do they get so big and scary? If the fires are forest fires, why are so many houses and people affected?  Could a wildfire happen here? 

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