Do you have what it takes to stop a forest fire? In this simulation you'll have to decide where to put a fire break and a backfire in order to save a house that's about to be engulfed in flames.

For this activity, students will learn about fire management and research the questions of whether forest fires should always be extinguished and whether prescribed burns can be helpful. They will form and support their own opinions...

Students will simulate the probability of a forest fire then graphing the data.

Provides links to sites such as forestry, population, management, diversity, and fire. There are lesson plans, tours and educational links for teachers.

Fire is devastating and spreads quickly. Understand what a firestorm is and how it develops.

The population of the gopher tortoise is limited by homes, roads, and buildings made by humans. This valuable species creates burrows that provide shelter for numerous creatures during natural disasters like forest fires. This site...

A drought has caused tremendous wildfires ripping through Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Find out the damage and how the U.S. Forest Services are fighting the threatening blazes.

What is a wildfire? How are they caused? Find the answers to these questions, learn wildfire "lingo" and safety tips, and follow links to lesson plans.