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Sign in to saveAlso known as brush fire, bushfire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, wildfires, wild fire, desert fire
thumb|upright=1.35|Wildfire burning in the Kaibab National Forest, [[Arizona, United States, in 2020. The Mangum Fire burned more than of forest.]] A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Some natural forest ecosystems depend on wildfire. Modern forest management often engages in prescribed burns to mitigate fire risk and promote natural forest cycles. However, controlled burns can turn into wildfires by mistake.
A wildfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire that spreads through areas with vegetation like forests. Wildfires matter because while some natural forest ecosystems depend on fire, uncontrolled wildfires can cause significant damage, though controlled burns are sometimes intentionally used by forest managers to reduce fire risk and support healthy forest cycles.
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Research
6,380 papers- Wildfire Smoke: Health Effects, Mechanisms, and Mitigation.Environmental science & technology · 2024Lei Y, Lei TH, Lu C et al.DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c06653
- Wildfire-related PM(2.5) and health economic loss of mortality in Brazil.Environment international · 2023Wu Y, Li S, Xu R et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107906
- Wildfire mental health support programs.ReviewJournal of public health policy · 2025Young JDOI: 10.1057/s41271-025-00599-1
- Protecting Cardiovascular Health From Wildfire Smoke.ReviewCirculation · 2022Hadley MB, Henderson SB, Brauer M et al.DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.058058
- Wildfire smoke.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2024Ghodsi E, Aloosh MDOI: 10.1503/cmaj.240135
- Wildfire impacts on surface water quality parameters: Cause of data variability and reporting needs.ReviewEnvironmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2023Raoelison OD, Valenca R, Lee A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120713
- Wildfire exposure during pregnancy and the risk of adverse birth outcomes: A systematic review.Environment international · 2021Amjad S, Chojecki D, Osornio-Vargas A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106644
- Wildfire smoke exposure under climate change: impact on respiratory health of affected communities.ReviewCurrent opinion in pulmonary medicine · 2019Reid CE, Maestas MMDOI: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000552
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