Sometimes a forest fire can be so big that it generates its own wind and embers can blow across roads, firebreaks and rivers and jump to the other side. Fires can move ... In the case of small streams, fires can cross them simply by direct exposure of overhanging trees and brush on one side to heat and flames from the other. read more
While it is interesting to see a question on the possibility of an ungulate ‘Catching fire’, it is also intimidates me, when trying to assess the depth of the question. read more
The only sure way to survive a forest fire is to never get near one. Be aware, be alert, and if there is fire in the area go away from it. The elk survived this fire. read more
Fires in the boreal forest are a normal part of the forest cycle. And the current events at Ft McMurray bear out several typical features of these fires: they get huge, they come in quick, they burn themselves out (in a given spot) relatively fast and they are driven by the wind. read more