THE BEGINNING...

• Three factors contribute to a forest fire: combustible material, low moisture content, and the ignition source. These triggers form the so-called fire triangle:
• Combustible materials can include wood, underbrush, grass, dry leaves and small trees.
• Low moisture produces heat, and can be caused by long droughts, such as those caused by El Nino, and short droughts with a low humidity.
• The ignition source can be natural, like sunl