On Sun, 6 May 2007 17:07:14 -0700 (PDT), Derek wrote: > I was surprised to see that the risk of forest fire was listed as "high." This seems a little bit nutty because this is essentially the wet season. Things typically get MORE dry as we get into July and August! Speaking as a local forest fire warden here in Vermont I can tell you that spring is the time of the year when the relative humidity is at its lowest. This is due to the preponderance of polar continental (non-maritime) air with generally thinner cloud cover and little greenery to add humidity at the ground level. It's generally the light fuels, grass and twigs that are the issue in the springtime. If there is a lack of rainfall later in the year then the heavier fuels and soils will come into play. I've had the exerience of standing in ankle-deep water while extinguishing an advancing grass fire (maybe I should have been in a 'yak)! See http://www.wfas.net/ for more information. --allan *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon May 07 2007 - 08:21:46 PDT
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