Finally, upon reaching my destination, and quite a bit wary from the drive. I strolled up my gravel covered driveway. I made my way up to the covered porch, past the cold, metal chair's that were painted to resemble the Italian Flag. This was due of course, to my season of fascination with the only reality show I've ever watched, 'The Jersey Shore'. I put my key into the brass lock, and entered through the green, front door. I walked through the entry way, with the glass windows that appeared as if they were from some Sweedish Cottage, and went through the hallway, turning the thermostat on as I did so. I went to my desk, and sat down in my very uncomfortable chair. I pulled my mac out of my grey, tweed, backpack, and started it up.

In a short amount of time, I came across an article by Bill Gabbert. He is a writer for, . The author writes that, "an average surface fire on the forest floor might have flames reaching 1 metre in height and can reach temperatures of 800°C (1,472°F) or more. Under extreme conditions a fire can give off 10,000 kilowatts or more per metre of fire front. This would mean flame heights of 50 metres or more and flame temperatures exceeding 1200°C (2,192°F). The flash point, or the temperature at which wood will burst into flame, is 572°F. The reference he stated can be found in a page in a book called, 'HowStuffWorks'.(Gabert. web. 26,09,2011).

The image above,brought to my mind the fire that happened last year. We were watching it spread, and it was so close that we could see the flames licking the trees, we thought that it my cross the black-topped road, come across our fields and burn our house down. The smoke roamed through the air, and we could smell it. We sprayed our roof down with the green, garden hose. It reminded me that nothing could really stop an out of control fire.

After the initial scare, I thought about the animalsthat must have been running as fast as they could, but not really knowing in which direction to run. They could see the fire, feel the heat, yet, still not knowing if the fire had jumped, and surrounded them without them knowing it. I know this, because I felt the same way, but the house needed to be protected. The world needs it's steward's.

Forest fires happen for several reasons. The forest being dried out, flash lightning, people, clear cutting with deforestation that leads to less oxygen in the air, and a build up of Co2.

With most of the CO2, being due to the burning of fossil fuels that will run out in our, lifetime, means that we will have to find other means of energy. Or else, we will once again return to the dark ages.

Maybe, we won't have to. If, we turn to green cites, which have already been constructed in various parts of the world, and do not use fossil fuels. All we need to do, is follow suit.