Allan Newell joins us to discuss the science and history of wildland fires including the Ash Wednesday bushfires, the Peshtigo Fire, The Big Burn, the Great Miramichi Fire, Black Saturday, and the Kursha-2 Fire. Also – fire tornadoes!

Music: “Settin’ the Woods on Fire” by Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

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