Science for Kids
Science Kids: Earth Videos: Bushfires in Australia
Video of wildfires raging in Australia's forests and the firefighters struggling to contain them. (Length: 1 min. 49 sec.)
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: The Goat Brigade
A discussion and video that looks at Brush Goats 4 Hire, a business in California that hires out a herd of elite goats to clear out dry brush an vegetation that might fuel a wildfire. It's a much cheaper solution than hiring people and...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: When Nature Strikes: Wildfires
Janice Coen at the National Center for Atmospheric Research is studying how weather and fire interact in order to develop a wildfire prediction system to forecast fire behavior. [6:12]
PBS
Arizona Pbs: Wildland Fire Prevention
This video focuses on a campaign to prevent wildfires in Arizona. Helen Graham, the deputy fire staff officer for the Tonto National Forest, will discuss the "One Less Spark, One Less Fire" wildfire prevention campaign. They discuss...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Managing Forests to Manage Wildfires
Scientists discuss how to control the fires that have shaped and scarred the Southwest.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Fires and Invasive Grass Threaten American West
Cheatgrass, an invasive weed, chokes out native sagebrush - and sets the stage for massive blazes. [33 mins. 54 secs.]