Forest fire, Definition, Description, Ecology, & Facts

Forest fire, uncontrolled fire occurring in vegetation more than 1.8 meters (6 feet) in height. While a forest fire is often seen as harmful, a number of forests are specifically fire-adapted, meaning the plants and animals are enhanced by or dependent on the occurrence of fire to persist and reproduce.

Fire in Ecosystems: Boreal Forest (U.S. National Park Service)

Potential Operational Delineations (PODs) US Forest Service Research and Development

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The Climate Change Link To More And Bigger Wildfires : NPR

Fire Ecology & Management, B.S. - University of Idaho

Everything you need to know about forest fires - EcoMatcher

It burns wild and free up there': Canada fires force US crews to shift strategy, Wildfires

Forest fires burn twice as many trees today than two decades ago - The Washington Post

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Wildland Fire Science U.S. Geological Survey

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