Wildfire

Uncontrolled fire in forests or open spaces

A wildfire, forest fire, brushfire or a bushfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Some natural forest ecosystems depend on wildfire. Modern forest management often engages in prescribed burns to mitigate fire risk and promote natural forest cycles. Controlled burns can turn into wildfires if they escape containment lines.

Also known as...

brush fire, bushfire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, wildfires, wild fire, desert fire, vegetation fire, bush fire, and wildland fire

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