Wildfire history of Cape Cod
Cape Cod is a place with lots of trees and grass, and sometimes there are really big fires that burn those trees and grass. These big fires are called wildfires.
A long, long time ago, before people started living on Cape Cod, wildfires would happen naturally all the time. This is because lightning would strike the ground and start a fire, and there were no houses or people around to stop it.
But as more and more people started living on Cape Cod, they helped prevent wildfires. They made sure to put out campfires, and they built roads and houses that acted like barriers to prevent fires from spreading.
In the 20th century, there were some big wildfires on Cape Cod, especially in the 1940s and 1950s. These fires were caused by people who were careless with fire, like leaving cigarettes or matches on the ground.
Nowadays, there are people who work to prevent and fight wildfires on Cape Cod. They have trucks that can spray water and special tools to dig trenches to stop the fire from spreading. They also teach people how to be careful with fire, like not leaving your campfire unattended and not throwing cigarette butts on the ground.
A long, long time ago, before people started living on Cape Cod, wildfires would happen naturally all the time. This is because lightning would strike the ground and start a fire, and there were no houses or people around to stop it.
But as more and more people started living on Cape Cod, they helped prevent wildfires. They made sure to put out campfires, and they built roads and houses that acted like barriers to prevent fires from spreading.
In the 20th century, there were some big wildfires on Cape Cod, especially in the 1940s and 1950s. These fires were caused by people who were careless with fire, like leaving cigarettes or matches on the ground.
Nowadays, there are people who work to prevent and fight wildfires on Cape Cod. They have trucks that can spray water and special tools to dig trenches to stop the fire from spreading. They also teach people how to be careful with fire, like not leaving your campfire unattended and not throwing cigarette butts on the ground.