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    • Image of an intense forest wildfire burning.
    Rights: Scion Published 3 November 2009 Size: 3.3 MB Referencing Hub media

    Fires are different depending on the variables involved. A wildfire is uncontrolled, often intense and spreads rapidly.

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      Fire – timeline

      A timeline showing some events and disasters relating to fire and how humans have learnt to manage this chemical reaction. Early use of fire People use fire to keep warm, give light and give ...

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      Cross-curricular use of Fire content

      What better way to motivate year 7 and 8 boys to learn than by studying fire? Dian Edmondson and her colleagues at Nelson College Preparatory School used the Science Learning Hub's fire resources ...

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      Low-flammability garden saves home

      Scientists Tim Curran (Lincoln University), Sarah Wyse (University of Auckland) and George Perry (University of Auckland) assessed the flammability of a variety of exotic and native plant species ...

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      Fire behaviour

      Fires behave differently. Some burn slowly and evenly; others are extremely hot, burning fiercely and quickly. Different fires have different coloured flames. Some fires start easily; others don’ ...

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