99 Percent Invisible - Built to Burn

Listen to the podcast and then do one of the following:

Answer the following questions and submit them to your ePortfolio:

1. What is the major problem that has contributed to the severity of some recent wildfires that hit homes?

2. How did Jack Cohen gather data about the wildfires he was studying?

3. How did Jack Cohen change how wildfires were looked at from a firefighting perspective?

4. What problems does the "fire is bad" mentality cause when fighting fires?

5. Why does Jack Cohen frequently end up in conflict with the National Forestry Service in the podcast?

6. You've been tasked with designing a house in the forests near Fort McMurray; what features should you design into it to make it wildfire-resistant?