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Disaster Compendium Part II
In conjunction with the article What You Need to Know About Disasters is a disaster compendium that contains information as to season, areas at risk, frequency,…
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In conjunction with the article What You Need to Know About Disasters is a disaster compendium that contains information as to season, areas at risk, frequency, intensity, and safety steps to take if you are in an area affected by certain disasters. This part contains information on wildfires and blizzards.
| Wildfires | Blizzards |
Season | June – September | December – March |
Areas at Most Risk | Western U.S.-, Northern Rocky Mountains. Any area with drought conditions becomes at risk for wildfires. | North great plains. |
General Frequency | 140,000 fires per year. As of end of year 2007 – 85,822 wildfires, 9,321,326 acres burned. This is the third largest number of acres burned on record back to 1960. | 10 per year. |
Dangers | “Rapid spread of fire. Fire whirls-fire tornadoes created by fire’s heat-can hurl flaming logs and debris, loss of property, loss of natural habitat.” | Wind and water damage, hypothermia, frostbite, restricted mobility. |
Intensity Rating | KBDI soil/duff (ground litter) drought index; factors are maximum daily temperature, precipitation, prior precipitation and annual precipitation. 0-200 = Soil and fuel moisture is high- spring dormant season following winter precipitation. This premium content is locked for
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