What phenomena can arise from intense fires, often picked up by firewhirls?

Intense fires can create significant heat, causing the rapid rise of hot air. This phenomenon generates strong updrafts that can pick up burning embers and other material from the fire. These embers, also known as firebrands, can be carried aloft by firewhirls—rotating columns of air that form in the fire's vicinity. This is critical to understanding how fires can spread rapidly, as these embers can land in areas far from the original fire source, potentially igniting new fires.

While cold air currents, rainfall, and fog formation can occur in different contexts related to weather phenomena, they do not directly relate to the behavior of intense fires in the same way that burning embers do. Thus, recognizing the role of burning embers in the context of wildfire dynamics is essential for understanding fire behavior in the field.