Like your local weather forecaster, there are meteorologists who predict the likelihood of forest fires. We talk about forecasting wildfires. Meteorologists use climate data to forecast your weather. In a similar way, scientists can anticipate the likelihood of forest fires.
Satellite images help show how green it is over a particular area.
And there's also a direct way to get a measure of fire potential. And that measure helps pin down the potential for fire in the area from which the limb was removed. So fire meteorologists can make predictions. We're Block and Byrd for Earth and Sky.