Introduction to Fire in California

Acknowledgments
Introduction

The Nature of Fire
What Is Fire?

The Fire Triangle
Oxygen: Fire Breath
Fuel: Fire Food 8
Heat: Fire Energy

Ignition Sources

Fire Behavior
Weather
Wind
Topography: Lay of the Land

Fire and Life across California
Fire Regimes
Seeds, Sprouts, and "All of the Above"
Vegetation Types and Fire
Chaparral Shrublands
Conifer Forests
Oak Woodlands and Savannas
Sagebrush Shrublands and Pinyon-Juniper Forests
Deserts
Grasslands
Wetlands and Riparian Woodlands
Wildlife
Soil, Water, and Air
The Climate Crisis

The Flames of History
California's Light-Burning Debate
The Big Ones
Extremes after 2010

Burning Issues
Fighting Back: Tactics and Weaponry
Making Peace: Restoring Fire
The Chaparral Dilemma
Logging versus Thinning
Fire Policy and Plans
A Fire-Safe Power Grid
Public Safety Power Shutoffs: Do They Increase Safety?

Getting Ready: Life on the Edge
Wildland-Urban Interface
Becoming a Fire-Adapted Californian
Before the Fire, Be Ember Aware
During the Fire
After the Fire
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on Wildfire
Kindling Change

Online Fire Resources
Glossary
References
Art Credits
Index

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