Comment on So the flurry of flying embers that were blowing around in California, is that commonly how fire spreads?

vk6flab@lemmy.radio ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I’m not an expert, just living in a country that has lots of bushfires, Australia.

Fire spreads in all manner of ways. Embers can be picked up by the wind and transported kilometres away from the firefront. Birds can pick up embers and drop them away from the fire. Burning materials can get stuck underneath a vehicle, or fire can race against the wind up a hill.

Something to keep in mind is that fire is a chemical reaction that needs fuel, oxygen and heat.

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