PMT - primary wildfire hazards

Question 1

what are the primary environmental effects of a wildfire?

Answer 1

• Air pollution from
  ash
  -Water pollution
  -Habitats destroyed
  in fire
  -Toxic gases
  released in burning

Question 2

what are the primary economic effects of a wildfire?

Answer 2

• Businesses
  destroyed
• Agricultural land
  damaged
• Cost of fighting
  fires (firefighters,
  helicopters, water)

Question 3

what are the primary social effects of a wildfire?

Answer 3

-People killed or
injured in fires
- Homes
destroyed
- People go
missing during
evacuations

Question 4

what are the primary political effects of a wildfire?

Answer 4

• Government
  buildings
  destroyed