A wildfire can burn more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, that’s more than twice as hot as the surface of venus. It’s flames can reach more than 50 meters high. Wildfires can get so big that they create their own weather systems, with hurricane force winds.
On the ground, the average wildfire moves twice as fast as the average person can run.
How do wildland firefighters tame such an inferno?
Producer/writer: Katie Campbell
Research: Becca Freimuth, Katie Campbell
Graphics/design/animation: MacGregor Campbell
Videography: Ken Christensen
Additional photos: Dmitry.S., Cameron Strandberg, US Forest Service, US department of Agriculture, Tony Hisgett, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Additional sound effects: cameronmusic
Music: Audio Network
