Storm King Mountain Fire Analysis

The preconditions of the area where the fire occurred were very dry land with “whipping seasonal gusts known as the Santa Ana winds and the Diablo winds” (mnn.com). The fire was started by a hunter who was lost in the woods. He believed he could be found easily if he started a small signal fire however, because of the preconditions, this small fire would spread and become the “largest single fire in California’s recorded history” (mnn.com)

The first factor in the fire was that colorado was going through a drought. The drought led to very dry conditions making the area very susceptible to fires. The conditions were the driest they had been in 30 year. On june 8th when the fire started there was a very dry air mass over colorado. There was also a low pressure system in washington that made for very windy conditions in colorado at 15 mph with gusts of 30 mph. These extremely dry conditions along with it being windy made the perfect conditions for this fire to spread rapidly. Once the fire started the wind pushed the flames quickly through the forest. When the fire was first spotted the fire was fought very aggressively sending in planes and helicopters to drop water on it but the fire spread too fast and led to it becoming the massive fire that it

In Chapter 2, “Fire on the Mountain,” the conch (symbol of domination) shell’s newly established rules are already being exploited to favor those who are considered more valuable. During the first meeting, Ralph and the boys proposed that there should be rules to the conch shell. After a quick discussion, it was decided that whoever has the conch has the right to speak. However, throughout the chapter, the rule is not fully adhered to, and there seems to be exceptions. “”I got the conch,” said Piggy indignantly.

Significant communication challenges were encountered because radio systems used by federal and state agencies are incompatible with radio systems used by local fire departments, law enforcement agencies and other responding resources (Fire Siege, 2003). This lack of compatibility and common frequencies profoundly impacted the ability to coordinate resources and exchange information. The terrain and lack of infrastructure adversely affected the CNF communication system, further hampering communication efforts. Numerous responding resources lacked the ability to field program radios to establish communications with the task force or strike team resources.

The crew was not prepared for the fire when it suddenly arrived. A wave of fire, heat, and smoke over took them by surprise, Eight of the crew deployed their shelters on the road and the two civilians took shelter with one of the crew members. The squad boss was high above the road in the rock scree watching the fire. He ran down towards the road but couldn’t get there before the fire arrived, He turned around and ran back up the slope were the other four crew members and the crew boss was.

(A fire that later would prove to be the end of life for some of

Fire in Fort McMuuray brought a new point of view in my life. Before I thought helping is limited only to help within community, however now my vision is completely changed. We should always think beyond our self, think about as a mankind as whole. Don’t limit yourself within a small circle, think beyond yourself where race, religion are not matter

According to the Ron Dehart, a U.S. Forest Service spokesman, The Sierra Nevada fire has burned through 62,000 acres, approximately 97 square miles of territory in the last week. As of late Sunday, an unoccupied summer home, a trailer, and a shed have been reported to be wrecked in the fire. The speed of that the fire spread resembles what cold in a public school looks like. More than 2,700 firefighters worked through the night to resist the wildfire that blackened nearly 100 square miles of the northern Sierra Nevada Valley.

In Jeannette Walls’s The Glass Castle, fire is utilized as a symbol of destruction that unmasks inattentive parenting. At only three years old a young Jeannette Walls learns to fend for herself by cooking her own hot dogs; little does she know that “yellow- white flames” are tracing a “ragged brown line up the pink fabric of [her] skirt and climb[ing] [her] stomach” (Walls 9). Hence, through the alarming personification of the fire “climbing” and tracing a line up Jeannette, the image of fire symbolizes the neglect that Jeannette and her siblings face while growing up. Therefore, due to this early dramatic experience Walls established a mood which strikes dread, pity, and horror into readers’ hearts.

Was very scared then and it also mean his journey is full of darkness and scary things. In conclusion,

In “The Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, fire is represented a lot throughout. Fire connects most of the plot and conflict to the symbolism in general. As to what fire represents, it develops throughout the novel. However in this novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, fire is most represented as rescue, hope, and destruction.

The first section is seen through Benjamin’s eyes takes place on April 7, 1928, Saturday before Easter Sunday. It was Benjy’s thirty-third birthday. However, Benjy has mental ill; he has the mind of a child and does not understand the connection of things around him. He remembers nothing except the past with his sister, Caddy. Throughout Benjamin section, “fire” is mentioned more than forty times. Benjy is fascinated by the fire: “What is fire to Benjy? It is something he can see as more immediate and concrete than anything with perhaps the exception of Caddy” (Martin 2). Benjamin seems to live mostly in the past before Caddy moved out of the house. Sometimes, Benjy gets upset and panic while living in the memory or when Luster, who is watching him, teases him.

Wildfires have always been a part of our lives on this rock we call Earth. Over the years we have developed tried and true ways to battle and extinguish them, but in the recent past it has become more and more of a problem considering their increase in size and weather patterns. These factors have been termed with a phase every American knows all too well, “Global Warming!” The western half of the United States has had to deal with these fires more than any other area of the country. Of the western half, the state of Colorado has seen its share of some of the worst wildfires. Since the 1970 's the normal number of flames in excess of 1,000 sections of land every year has almost quadrupled in Arizona and Idaho, and has multiplied in

BANG!, as everyone is running away in fear there is a couple brave souls that run towards the fire to help the ones in need. Bravery is not something you say you have it is earned. It is an action that happens very quickly and may not be something you want to do. Also you risk opportunities or other things to help someone in need.

In “Tell the Wind and Fire” Brennan uses a lot of inner thinking, dialogue and flashbacks to convey the idea that you shouldn’t let your surroundings define your choices and who you are. It is the story of Lucie, Ethan, and Carwyn. Lucie is born in the Dark from a Light dad and a Dark mother that practices light magic. Her mother is then taken and killed by the Strykers (the most powerful family in the Light city) for practicing Light magic being born Dark. Her father is then taken and punished. She saves her father from punishment,unintendedly becoming a figure for the rebellion in the process. The Light city, not being able to eliminate her decides to take her in and make an example of her, that the right type of people won’t be punished. When in the Light city she transforms into a completely different person, dating Ethan Stryker. When Ethan’s doppelganger shows up things get complicated. When a rebel group known as the sans-merci burns (lead by her aunt) both cities