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Revision as of 22:47, 27 August 2022

HF

• The figure of 793,880 acres burned should be in the body somewhere

  Done

• "In the eastern United States, with its significant rainfall, wildfires are relatively small and have rarely posed a great risk to life and property. As white settlements moved further west into drier areas, the first large-scale fires were encountered. Range fires on the Great Plains and forest fires in the Rocky Mountains were far larger and more destructive than what had ever been seen in the east." - not in source as it currently stands

  Aded a reference

• "The Santiago Canyon Fire of 1889 in California and especially the Great Fire of 1910 in Montana and Idaho contributed to the philosophy that fire was a danger that needed to be suppressed" - source doesn't mention the Santiago Canyon Fire

  Added a reference about Santiago fire that links it to part of the conversation regaring wildfire suppression

• " In Yellowstone, human-caused fires average between 6 and 10 annually, while 35 wildfires are ignited by lightning" - according to the source n an average year, Yellowstone has approximately 25 fires. Around 80% are caused by lightning., so these figures are either outdated or incorrect

  This has been adjusted now and the source material is from his year

• "Between 1972 and 1987, a total of 235 prescribed natural fires burned a relatively small 33,759 acres (137 km2) under the directives of the new policy" - not finding this in the source?

  Repositioned ot correct source

• "The Snake River Complex of fires burned more than 140,000 acres (567 km2) before they were extinguished by wet weather in the fall" - not in source
• "and consequently, more than 6,000 U.S. Military personnel assisted in the firefighting efforts nationwide, with more than 600 assigned to Yellowstone" - but p. 26 of the source says A total of more than 25,000 firefighters participated, including 11,700 military personnel and p. 24 says {{xt|But more military personnel continued to arrive in Yellowstone - the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marines, and the Wyoming National Guard - their numbers cresting on September 17 at 4,146 in uniform.
• " Bulldozers are rarely used on fires in U.S. National Parks" - not seeing where the source says this outright, but it does call the use of bulldozers a "last ditch resort" although that isn't the same thing as being rarely used
• "This might be a temporary event as conifers continue to grow and eventually crowd out other tree species." - source is over 20 years old, updated needed
• "However, moose populations, unlike other ungulates, have not rebounded in subsequent years" - Source does state Of Yellowstone’s seven native ungulate species, only the moose experienced a population decline that appeared after 1988., but does that really support that moose population had a long-term dip? The way I read that sentence, it is only making the statement that moose population declined at one point after 1988
• "Firefighters created 655 miles " - can't access the source cited here, but the Franke source says 665. If possible, the other source should be double-checked to make sure this isn't a typo
• " and relatively inexpensive to replace" - this comment isn't in the source
• The Franke source in particular discusses how many structures were damaged, I would say this is just as relevant as the destroyed buildings. For instance, "Of the 38 backcountry patrol cabins used by park rangers and park staff, the only one lost to the fires was at Sportsman Lak" is stated in the article, but what isn't stated is that according to Franke the others had varying degrees of damage from water or the fire shelters that had been nailed on
• " Fire plans were updated again in 2014 and have continuous review and updates as new science comes to light" - according to the source, the most recent thing is "Wildland Fire Strategic Plan - 2020-2024", surely this should be mentioned
• "As of 2002, fuel is reduced within 400 feet (120 m) of structures and other high-priority locations" - as noted above in the article, the NPS has changed fire management policies at least once since then, so this should either be updated with a more recent source or removed as its not clear that this is actually still current park policy

Hog Farm _Talk 03:25, 23 August 2022 (UTC)