Feeding a Pinelands Fire

Name:___________________________ Date:______________________

All fires need oxygen, fuels, and heat to burn. Using what you have learned about the Pinelands, fill in the fuel and heat source areas below with things that you think might help cause fire in the Pinelands.

Oxygen:

All fires must have oxygen to burn. Because oxygen makes up about 21% of the Earth's atmosphere, it is in plentiful supply in the Pinelands.

 

Fuels: (list the types of fuels that a fire might feed on in the Pinelands)

Heat Sources: (list the possible heat sources that might cause the start of a Pinelands fire)