What Sparked That Wildfire?

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.6 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

This week, we’re revisiting caller Sadera’s burning question: When there’s a wildfire, how do we figure out what caused it? Fire investigator Paul Steensland tells ELT what he searches for in the burnt landscape, and the clues that can lead him to the cause. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've reached the every little thing helpline.
0:05.0	Please leave your message after the tone.
0:07.0	Hi there.
0:08.0	My question has to do with how wildfires are really any fire started, like how the fire detectives
0:18.0	know if like a cigarette butt or a firework started these massive fires.
0:27.0	Hello?
0:28.0	Hey Zidara, it's Flora from ELT.
0:30.0	Hey Flora, how are you today?
0:32.0	I'm good.
0:33.0	So are you living in a fire zone right now?
0:36.0	So I just moved out of Idaho into Wyoming.
0:39.0	And there are some big ones brewing in the area, but this year I've actually been more distant
0:45.0	than yours previous.
0:46.0	Have you had close encounters before?
0:49.0	Yeah, so I think I was a 10th grader.
0:53.0	And so we knew the fire where it was and where it was going, but then the winds shifted
0:58.0	and it ended up coming towards the town.
1:01.0	And it was so smoky.
1:04.0	I think that thick smoke just creates this eerie feeling.
1:08.0	The sun gets this really weird, glowy orange color.
1:12.0	The apocalyptic feel is so real.
1:15.0	What prompted you to call us with this burning question?
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