Eyelashes are gone in a flash.
Hair turns to ash.
After four seconds the blistered skin turns black and clothing bursts into flame. Then the fire arrives. The flames scorch, burn, and destroy everything at temperatures up to 2,600 F - hotter than a blast furnace that melts iron. In the September 2001 Ranger Rick , you can find out what happened to Tracy Dunford, who helped fight a huge wildfire in Idaho's Salmon National Forest. You can also read this and other fire stories in this book.