Typical fuels found in Florida (#7 Southern Rough) include Palmetto, Galberry, Ti Ti, and Long Leaf Pine.

These same Florida fuels on fire.

A female firefighter hauling hose on a Florida wildfire. Note the flame lengths.

A weather briefing at fire camp.

A sling psychrometer from a belt weather kit (on ground) being used to measure dry bulb temperature and wet bulb temperature near a fire line.

NWS Incident Meteorologists (IMETS; background) provide input for Fire Behavior Analysts' calculations (foreground).

An Ericson Skycrane at a dip site. These choppers collect water from natural sources and then fly over the fire zone to dump water on the fire.

Firefighters at an urban--wildfire interface. This is becoming an increasing concern as people build more homes in and near forested land.

Another hazard faced by Florida firefighters. Go 'Noles!