Task: Forest fire
Python: 

L = 15

initial_trees = 0.55
p = 0.01
f = 0.001

try:
    raw_input
except:
    raw_input = input
    
import random


tree, burning, space = 'TB.'
hood = ((-1,-1), (-1,0), (-1,1),
        (0,-1),          (0, 1),
        (1,-1),  (1,0),  (1,1))

def initialise():
    grid = {(x,y): (tree if random.random()<= initial_trees else space)
            for x in range(L)
            for y in range(L) }
    return grid

def gprint(grid):
    txt = '\n'.join(''.join(grid[(x,y)] for x in range(L))
                    for y in range(L))
    print(txt)

def quickprint(grid):
    t = b = 0
    ll = L * L
    for x in range(L):
        for y in range(L):
            if grid[(x,y)] in (tree, burning):
                t += 1
                if grid[(x,y)] == burning:
                    b += 1
    print(('Of %6i cells, %6i are trees of which %6i are currently burning.'
          + ' (%6.3f%%, %6.3f%%)')
          % (ll, t, b, 100. * t / ll, 100. * b / ll))
                

def gnew(grid):
    newgrid = {}
    for x in range(L):
        for y in range(L):
            if grid[(x,y)] == burning:
                newgrid[(x,y)] = space
            elif grid[(x,y)] == space:
                newgrid[(x,y)] = tree if random.random()<= p else space
            elif grid[(x,y)] == tree:
                newgrid[(x,y)] = (burning
                                   if any(grid.get((x+dx,y+dy),space) == burning
                                            for dx,dy in hood)
                                        or random.random()<= f 
                                   else tree)
    return newgrid

if __name__ == '__main__':
    grid = initialise()
    iter = 0
    while True:
        quickprint(grid)
        inp = raw_input('Print/Quit/<int>/<return> %6i: ' % iter).lower().strip()
        if inp:
            if inp[0] == 'p':
                gprint(grid)
            elif inp.isdigit():
                for i in range(int(inp)):
                    iter +=1
                    grid = gnew(grid)
                    quickprint(grid)
            elif inp[0] == 'q':
                break
        grid = gnew(grid)
        iter +=1

PHP: <?php

define('WIDTH',      10);
define('HEIGHT',     10);

define('GEN_CNT',    10);
define('PAUSE',  250000);

define('TREE_PROB',  50);
define('GROW_PROB',   5);
define('FIRE_PROB',   1);

define('BARE',      ' ');
define('TREE',      'A');
define('BURN',      '/');


$forest = makeNewForest();

for ($i = 0; $i < GEN_CNT; $i++) {
    displayForest($forest, $i);
    $forest = getNextForest($forest);
}

displayForest($forest, 'done');
exit;


function makeNewForest() {
    return mapForest([
        'func' => function(){
            return isProb(TREE_PROB) ? TREE : BARE;
        }
    ]);
}


function displayForest($forest, $generationNum) {
    system("clear");
    echo PHP_EOL . "Generation: $generationNum" . PHP_EOL;
    mapForest(['forest' => $forest, 'func' => function($f, $x, $y){
            echo $f[$y][$x] . ($x == WIDTH - 1 ? PHP_EOL : '');
        }
    ]);
    echo PHP_EOL;
    usleep(PAUSE);
}


function getNextForest($oldForest) {
    return mapForest(['forest' => $oldForest, 'func' => function($f, $x, $y){
            switch ($f[$y][$x]) {
                case BURN:
                    return BARE;
                case BARE:
                    return isProb(GROW_PROB) ? TREE : BARE;
                case TREE:
                    $caughtFire = isProb(FIRE_PROB);
                    $ablaze = $caughtFire ? true : getNumBurningNeighbors($f, $x, $y) > 0;
                return $ablaze ? BURN : TREE;
            }
        }
    ]);
}


function getNumBurningNeighbors($forest, $x, $y) {
    $burningNeighbors = mapForest([
        'forest' => $forest, 
        'x1' => $x - 1, 'x2' => $x + 2,
        'y1' => $y - 1, 'y2' => $y + 2,
        'default' => 0,
        'func' => function($f, $x, $y){
            return $f[$y][$x] == BURN ? 1 : 0;
        }
    ]);
    
    $numOnFire = 0;
    foreach ($burningNeighbors as $row) {
        $numOnFire += array_sum($row);
    }
    return $numOnFire;
}


function mapForest($params) {
    $p = array_merge([
        'forest' => [], 
        'func' => function(){echo "default\n";},
        'x1' => 0,
        'x2' => WIDTH,
        'y1' => 0,
        'y2' => HEIGHT,
        'default' => BARE
    ], $params);
    
    $newForest = [];
    for ($y = $p['y1']; $y < $p['y2']; $y++) {
        $newRow = [];
        for ($x = $p['x1']; $x < $p['x2']; $x++) {
            $inBounds = ($x >= 0 && $x < WIDTH && $y >= 0 && $y < HEIGHT);
            $newRow[] = ($inBounds ? $p['func']($p['forest'], $x, $y) : $p['default']);
        }
        $newForest[] = $newRow;
    }
    return $newForest;
}


function isProb($prob) {
    return rand(0, 100) < $prob;
}