what are wild fires
wildfires what is a wildfire a wildfire also known as a wildland fire forest fire vegetation fire grass fire peat fire bushfire in australia or hill fire is an uncontrolled fire often occurring in wildland areas but which can also consume houses or agricultural resourcesommon causes of wildfires include lightning human carelessness arson volcano eruption and pyroclastic cloud from active volcano heat waves droughts and cyclical climate changes such as el nino niÃ±o can also have a dramatic effect on the risk of wildfires