Wildfire

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A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a bushfire (in Australia), brush fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, prairie fire, vegetation fire, or veld fire. Some natural forest ecosystems depend on wildfire.Wildfires are distinct from beneficial human usage of wildland fire, called controlled or prescribed burning, although controlled burns can turn into wildfires.

Wildfire - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Uncontrolled fire in forests or open spaces "Brushfire" and "Forest fire" redirect here. For other uses, see Wildfire (disambiguation) , Brushfire (disambiguation) , and Forest fire (disambiguation) . Wildfire burning in the Kaibab National Forest , Arizona , United States, in 2020. The Mangum Fire burned more than 70,000 acres (280 km 2 ) of forest . A wildfire , forest fire , brushfire or a bushfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Some natural forest ecosystems

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