Brush, grass and forest fires
This study examines the circumstances and causal factors of: i) brush or brush and grass mixture fires; ii) grass fires; iii) forest, woods, or wildland fires; and iv) total brush, grass, and forest fires, including unclassified natural vegetation fires.
Main findings of the study are that:
- one in five was intentionally set;
- the most common heat source was a hot ember or ashes
- smoking materials, open burning and high winds were also frequent factors;
- lightning was a more common factor in forest, woods, or wildland fires than the other types of fires.