Shape changing robots can also form into bridges to cross rivers that previously did not exist while flood conditions prevail. The shape changing robots can also go into completely forested areas. They can thread through the forest, climbing trees if necessary to get past obstacles. They can be used for forestry management. If there is a fire, shape changing robots can be used to tackle the burning forest by carrying pipes into the forest from rivers and streams and they can also be used to chop down trees and vegetation rapidly to make fire breaks.
Fires have fractal boundaries which require a fractal machine to tackle it.
Also, shape changing robots could be used to climb up trees and install hose pipes that then have maximal range to cool down neighbouring trees. They can also be used to traverse into a forest that could be burning to provide rescue services because although they can be affected by heat, they can be built to have higher tolerance to heat than humans and even after that even if they are damaged, they could cast off damaged parts and continue to function for as long as is possible in the role they have been allocated. Another example of the use of these machines is in mud slide areas. If an area has suffered mud slides, shape changing robots could be used to erect barriers to divert further mud slides and be used to make new roads and bridges to cross into an affected area. They can be used to prop up damaged buildings and to enter building to search for survivors through very narrow entrances from the roof or a window in the building.