For the inactive volcanic crater in Canada, see The Ash Pit.
Ash pit
An ash pit is a remnant of a wildfire. It is a hole in the ground filled with ash, possibly containing hot embers beneath. It is one of the many hazards faced by those fighting wildfires. It is also a danger to residents and their pets returning after a wildfire has gone out.[1][2]
An ash pit may be imperceptible from the ground above, and can remain hot for days.[3] Those accidentally walking into one may be severely burned or killed.
After a wildfire has gone out, firefighters may detect ash pits from helicopters using infrared sensors. They can then dig down into them, and extinguish them to prevent flare ups.[4]
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An ashpit is a remnant of a wildfire. It is a hole in the ground filled with ash, possibly containing hot embers beneath. It is one of the many hazards...
arched top of the fireplace opening. Ash dump—An opening in a hearth to sweep ashes for later removal from the ashpit. Back (fireback)—The inside, rear...
The AshPit is an inactive volcanic crater, located in the Spectrum Range in British Columbia, Canada. It is Holocene in age and is considered the youngest...
gesture. The eggs were not discovered until the woman cleaned out the ashpit half a month later where they had turned into century eggs. In her honour...
youngest cinder cone, The AshPit, formed at the south end of the Mess Lake Lava Field on the northern side of Nagha Creek. The AshPit eruption, which may...
mountain for the 25th time (out of 65 attempts during his lifetime). The AshPit, 350 m (1,150 ft) deep, lies within the Reusch Crater. About 100,000 years...
sanitation features, including correct drainage, waste facilities (the "ashpit" or "dust bin"), and toilet facilities either in the form of an outside...
from where it moves down over the descending grate to the ashpit in the other end. Here the ash is removed through a water lock. Part of the combustion...
that "coal ashpits near their homes could be leaching dangerous materials into groundwater". Illinois has many coal ash dumpsites with coal ash generated...
remains of the ashpits, which were a later addition to the pan house built within the original walls. The pits were filled with ash deposits and made...
white, the ashes are shoveled into the center of the tamdyr, and the lower ash-pit is closed. The bread must be thrown into the oven carefully but deftly...
products: bottom ash and fly ash. The pond is used as a landfill to prevent the release of ash into the atmosphere. Although the use of ash ponds in combination...
south-facing side of Nagha Creek is the third separate vent called The AshPit. This 60-metre-deep (200-foot) and 0.4-kilometre-in diameter (0.25-mile)...
Immingham, United Kingdom Cedar Hill Yard, Connecticut Locomotive 2576 over ashpit at the roundhouse and coaling station at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad...
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patterns and colours left by ash and salt deposits. Pots may then be waxed and buffed to create a smooth glossy finish. Pit-firing continued in some parts...
America, regular daily serving began with a hostler moving an engine to an ashpit to remove the detritus of burned wood or coal. The locomotive's tender...
using burn pits daily. According to Leon Russell Keith, a military contractor stationed at Balad who testified at a Senate hearing in 2009, ash was everywhere...
Volcanic ash consists of fragments of rock, mineral crystals, and volcanic glass, produced during volcanic eruptions and measuring less than 2 mm (0.079 inches)...
from the middens." (Middens and middensteads both refer to dunghills, ashpits, or refuse heaps.) Such problems forced the city authorities to consider...
which are still extant on site; and water columns and tanks, sand sheds, ashpits and oil/equipment store which no longer exist. The original locomotive...
fire-weakened trees. Humans and pets may also be harmed by falling into ashpits. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) also reports that...
underway and the fire was over 80% contained. Major remaining hazards include ashpits and weakened trees. Burned area emergency response teams took actions to...
hose attachment), water tank (2000), original water tank site, and ashpits (4 pits, bricks and concrete). The heritage listing also includes the District...
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