Controlled fires or control burning is when we purposefully set a piece of land on fire. We often do so to maintain the health of the ecosystem and reduce the risk of uncontrolled wildfires. Fire experts carry out the operation under the safest conditions. Read More

Effects of wildfires can be both positive and negative. Wildfires are natural events that have shaped our natural environment. In the past, fire regimes occurred every 5-30 years creating a mosaic of vegetated land. This cycle is in fact so ancient that some plants Read More

Wildfires are unique among the natural hazards that affect human communities and ecosystems. In fact, they are one of nature’s oldest phenomena. They date back more than 350 million years when trees evolved and spread across the land. Then, as grass emerged some 20 Read More