Fuel Geysers: A conversation with Ralph Gonzales




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Summary: <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Unfortunately, when it comes to fuel geysers, there are many popular misconceptions.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><u><span style="color: #000000;">True or False</span></u><span style="color: #000000;">:</span></span></p><br> <p style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="color: #000000;">"Fuel geysers only happen when it's hot.”</span></em></span></p><br> <p style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="color: #000000;">“Fuel geysers only happen with chainsaws.”</span></em></span></p><br> <p style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="color: #000000;">“The recent chainsaw recall will fix the fuel geyser issue."</span></em></span></p><br> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;">In this Podcast—that features the latest insights from Ralph Gonzales, an engineer with the U.S. Forest Service—we focus on separating fact from fiction.</span></p><br> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Listen to this conversation. <a title="Fuel Geyser True/False Quiz" href="https://goo.gl/forms/JrZOSzM2mB3rgzQ62">Take the Quiz!</a></span></p><br> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">More resources:</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a title="The National Fuel Geyser Awareness Campaign Website" href="https://sites.google.com/a/firenet.gov/national-fuel-geysering-awareness-campaign/">The National Fuel Geyser Awareness Campaign Website</a></span></p><br> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a title="Fuel Geyser Reporting Form" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDuxcb5gGXh71zS0a8Gs2gpj0wmo114q-AFV0A7nXhvaacYg/viewform">Fuel Geyser Reporting Form</a></span></p><br> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Read about one fuel geyser event mentioned in this podcast: <a title="Willow Peak Fire Burn Injury" href="https://www.wildfirelessons.net/viewdocument/willow-peak-fire-burn-injury-2015">Willow Peak Fire Burn Injury</a></span></p><br> <p> </p>