www.novascotia.ca\/wildfire<\/a><\/p>\nUnderstand Wild Fire Behaviour:<\/strong>
\n– Fire burns faster uphill due to updrafts and smoke rises.
\n– Fire needs wood and vegetation to travel.
\n– Natural or manmade firebreaks like streams, roads help to slow down wildfires, [not always works]<\/p>\nYou have spotted a wildfire, now what?<\/strong>
\n– Plan an escape route before the fire reaches you.
\n– Travel upwind and downhill.
\n– Aim for areas with little or no vegetatio.n
\n– Stay away from canyons, saddle and draws as they will funnel heat towards you.
\n– Head towards streams or any areas that have already had burnout.
\n– Try to spot natural (stream), or man-made firebreakers like woodcleared area, road. or fire line made by park authorities.<\/p>\nIf you get caught in a fire<\/strong>
\n– Keep your clothes dry; wet clothing will scald under high heat.
\n– If you are in grasslands. try to clear the vegetation so that there is nothing to burn near you.
\n– lie down &dig a hole and stick your face in it to avoid breathing smoke.<\/p>\nHow to survive a forest fire while hiking:<\/strong>
\n– If the wind is blowing toward the fire from your position, then run into the wind.
\n– If the wind is behind the fire. blowing toward you – run on a course that puts you perpendicular to the wind.
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