LESSON 2 - FUNDAMENTALS OF FOREST FIRE CONTROL

2.5 Source of Heat

Common sources of heat that cause fires include:

Flames applied directly to fuels.

Embers from a large heat source (spotting), engine exhaust, campfires.

Electrical arcing form sources such as broken power lines, trees lying across power lines and lightning.

Friction (when the brakes on a train are applied to slow down or stop, hot pieces of brake shoe are discharged).