Introduction

It was a hot, dry day in May in the forest of Northern Arizona. Deer rested under cool trees. Fish hid along cool stream banks. Sticks and pine needless on the forest floor were so dry that they would crackle and crunch when animals or people walked on them. A person, who was visiting the forest was careless with fire. No one knows if she dropped a lit match, left her campfire burning, or forgot to crush out a cigarette. But something terrible happened next. The little spark, caused by this one person, quickly became a huge wildfire. The animals, birds, and fish tried to escape the fire. Some could not escape. Even in streams, fish choked on ash from the fire. People who lived around this area also suffered from the destruction caused by the fire. Please, help your state understand what causes wildfires and what can we do to prevent them.

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