Applying the appropriate response to lightning fires contributes to a successful wildland fire-use program.

运用适当的对雷击火灾的反应有助于建立一个成功的荒地火灾使用计划。

Lightning strikes caused scores of fires across the state.

雷击给整个州造成了数十起火灾。

Every year, lightning kills people because it can start big fires or because it reaches a temperature of 28,000. About l,000 people are hit by lightning every year in the United States, and about 100 of them die as a result.

每年，闪电都会导致死亡，因为它可以引发大火，或者是因为它达到28000的温度。在美国，每年有1000人被闪电击中，其中大约100人因此而死亡。

During thunderstorms in parts of the western United States, rain often evaporates before hitting the ground, making the region vulnerable to brush fires from lightning hitting the dry earth.

在美国西部的一些地方，当暴雨来临时，雨水常常还没接触到地面就蒸发殆尽，当闪电击中干燥的地面时，这些地区经常发生由此而引发的灌木起火。

Saguaro cacti stand in the desert as a thunderstorm rolls overhead. Lightning in dry areas increases the risk of brush fires.

雷暴雨滚滚而来，树形仙人掌依然挺立。干燥地区的闪电增加了灌木丛火灾风险。

That fire is believed to have been ignited by a lightning strike, but most of the fires in the region are suspected ACTS of arson.

人们认为那次火灾是由闪电引起的，但该地区的大部分火灾都被怀疑有人纵火。