Destructive Fire Forest fires always start by one of two ways - naturally caused or human caused. Natural fires are generally started by lightning, with a very small percentage started by spontaneous combustion of dry fuel such as sawdust and leaves. read more
Depending on the geographic condition of the site and the vegetative fuels present, you might call these brush fires, forest fires, sage field fires, grass fires, woods fires, peat fires, bush fires, wildland fires, or veld fires. read more
Natural Causes Lightning is the biggest natural cause of forest fires. The different lightning strokes of varied electric voltages cause fire through directly igniting vegetation with high currents. read more
natural causes of forest fires 1) Forests fires can occur due to lightening which burns the trees but rain after it extinguishes fire causing less damage to the trees. 2) Fire needs oxygen, fuel and heat to start. read more