Wild Forest Fire. Uncontrolled Blazes Fueled By Weather, Wind, And Dry Underbrush, Wildfires Can Burn Acres Of Land—And Consume Everything In Their Paths—In Mere Minutes. On Average, More Than 100,000 Wildfires, Also Called Wildland Fires Or Forest Fires, Clear 4 Million To 5 Million Acres (1.6 Million To 2 Million Hectares) Of Land In The U.s. Every Year. In Recent Years, Wildfires Have Burned Up To 9 Million Acres (3.6 Million Hectares) Of Land. A Wildfire Moves At Speeds Of Up To Fourteen Miles An Hour (Twenty-Three Kilometers An Hour), Consuming Everything—Trees, Brush, Homes, Even Humans—In Its Path.

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