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Fire Wars
published by the Public Broadcasting Service
This Nova site presents the science of wildfires. Sections provide information on how firefighters are outfitted, how plants have adapted to wildfires, the physics and chemistry of fire, and more. Also, visitors can use a simulation to explore how fires spread.  A description of the challenges and dangers faced in producing this Nova program are included.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Heat
- General
Other Sciences
- Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Informal Education
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
- Reference Material
Intended Users Formats Ratings
- Learners
- Educators
- text/html
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Physics To Go This resource was a Physics To Go feature from November 1, 2007 until November 16, 2007. View the feature here!


Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: Additional information is available.
Keywords: Adaptation, Combustion, firefighter, forest fire, wildfire, wildland fire
Record Creator: Metadata instance created October 29, 2007 by Ann Deml
Record Updated: Oct 30, 2007 by Ed Lee
Last Update
when Cataloged:		 April 1, 2002
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Record Link
AIP Format
(Public Broadcasting Service, Arlington), WWW Document, (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/).
AJP/PRST-PER
Fire Wars (Public Broadcasting Service, Arlington), <https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/>.
APA Format
Fire Wars. (2002, April 1). Retrieved April 26, 2025, from Public Broadcasting Service: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/
Chicago Format
Public Broadcasting Service. Fire Wars. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, April 1, 2002. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/ (accessed 26 April 2025).
MLA Format
Fire Wars. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service. 1 Apr. 2002. 26 Apr. 2025 <https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{ Title = {Fire Wars}, Publisher = {Public Broadcasting Service}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {26 April 2025}, Month = {April 1, 2002}, Year = {} }
Refer Export Format

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EndNote Export Format

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