Animals such as deer, bear and kangaroo, which are accomplished runners and jumpers, use their skills to escape the flames. Other animals such as mice, shrews, snakes, lizards and tortoises use burrows to escape fire. Plants and animals that have structural and behavioral adaptations to survive in habitats frequented by fire are said to live in a fire dependent community. Plants that are highly adapted to fire are called pyrophytes. Today, people are beginning to recognize that fire is not always destructive.
Fire is merely a means of change in ecosystems.