How Hot Are Wildfires?
Detailed Description
How hot do wildfires get?
- 570 F degrees - TEMPERATURE AT WHICH WOOD WILL BURST INTO FLAMES
- 2,200 F degrees - TEMPERATURE WILDFIRES COULD REACH IN EXTREME CONDITIONS
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Related
Wildland Fire Science - Media Kit
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Wildland Fire Science Program produces information to identify the causes of wildfires, understand the impacts and benefits of both wildfires and prescribed fires, and help manage larger, catastrophic events.
Related
Wildland Fire Science - Media Kit
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Wildland Fire Science Program produces information to identify the causes of wildfires, understand the impacts and benefits of both wildfires and prescribed fires, and help manage larger, catastrophic events.