Reflection of a mountain in a lake, Table Mountain, Fire And Ice Trail, Mt Baker Scenic Byway, Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State, USA

Prairie Fires of the Great West 1871 Currier & Ives (Active 1857-1907/American) Color Lithograph Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA

France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Massif des Maures, between St Aygulf and les Issambres, aerial view of house, forest destroyed by the forest fire of july 2003

France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, La Motte, aerial view of fire engine in forest path after the fire of july 2003, umbrella pines

Man descending from the Diamond Tree, a forest fire lookout platform built at the top of a 51 m tall karri tree (Eucalyptus diversicolor), near Manjimup, southwest Western Australia.

France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Massif des Maures, around St Aygulf, aerial view of hill slide desroyed by the forest fire of july 2003, intact house on other side

Reflection of mountains in a pond, Table Mountain, Washington State Route 542, Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State, USA

Yosemite National Park El Capitan rockface with managed forest fire California USA United States of America north Fires are started intentionally to protect against massive forest fires and to encourage growth of indigenous trees paricularly giant sequoia

Mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) tree on a hill, Fire And Ice Trail, Mt Baker Scenic Byway, Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State, USA

France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Massif des Maures, la Motte, landscape after the forest fire of july 2003, destroyed tree in the foreground

Western Larch Larix occidentalis displaying their golden needles in autumn among a partially burned forest, Flathead National Forest Montana USA