FOREST FIRE

Roy M. Lovendino FT I
 WHAT IS FOREST FIRE

Forest Fire Is a fire which

destroys a Forested area, and can
be a great danger to people who
live in forests as well as flora and
fauna
COUSES OF FOREST FIRE
 CAUSES WHO WHY HOW THEY DO IT

1. Carelessness/ Man Negligence Throwing cigarette

Cigarette butts, cooking
butts/cook inside the forest,
fires/trash using torch as light
fires/burning farm
residues
2. Kaingin making Man Livelihood Slash and burn
3. Incendiarism Man Anger/grudge vs. Slow match
Employer likekatol
(bomba,cat)

4. Range Man Livelihood 4. Slash and

preparation burn/
burning of
pastures
5. Camping Man Recreation Escape fire from
cooking
6. Hunting Man Livelihood/ Burn the area to get
Recreation wild animals

7. Cogon gathering Man Livelihood Cook their food in

the forest/smoking
cigar/competition

8. Honeybee/ Man Livelihood Smoking of bees and

Egg ant hunting Ants

9. Military operations Man Intentional Peace & order

situation/
Burn the forest in
the absence of
smoke grenade

10. Lightning Nature

PEOPLE, FIRE AND FORESTS
-FIRE, particularly the wood fire, has
been intimately associated with mankind
from the beginnings of civilization.
-Fire has continued to play an intimate
role in all cultures.
-Systematic control and use of fire is no
longer new in professional forestry
-Fire as a field of professional interest
concerns the physical and biological sciences
and the social sciences as well.
-In spite of the fact that systematic control
and use of fire is no longer new in
professional forestry, FFCM in the Philippines
today can be described as__.
 PREVENTION OF MAN-CAUSED FIRES
A fire prevented does not have to be suppressed and does no damage.
If all fires are prevented, the whole objective of fire control activities
is accomplished too.

THE BEST WAY TO

STOP A FIRE
To know what
IS NEVER TO START caused a forest
ONE!
fire is the first
Fire Prevention step in fire
is the first line of prevention.
defense.
FIRE DAMAGE
Every year during dry months, natural and plantation forests are damaged by forest
fires. Records of the Forest Management Bureau for the past ten years (1) showed that
extent of destruction from 1991 to 2000 as follows:

YEAR AREA DAMAGED (Ha.)

1991 5,872.00
1992 51,310.00
1993 15,330.00
1994 7,720.77
1995 10,710.00
1996 5,463.42
1997 3,561.43
1998 52,681.20
1999 3,642.16
2000 7,084.10
 FOREST FIRE DAMAGES

1. Soil burned
2. b. Essential nutrient
a. Organic matter is s for plant growth
are lost
c. Fertility is lowered hence, lower
crop production
d. Erosion is encouraged
2. Trees/Timber

a. Trees will naturally die/loss of

timber products in the forest.
b. Investments used in the production,
development and maintenance of
the forest went to ashes.
c. Wood price rises
3. Range
a. Forage is burned
b. It encourages the growth of weeds
and non-palatable plants.

4. Watershed
a. Soil-water holding capacity is
lessened.
b. Siltation and sedimentation of
dams are accelerated.
c. Biodiversity is destroyed.
d. Climate Change
 WHAT IS GOVERNMENT DOING ABOUT IT
- Public education and information campaigns
- Fielding out of forest protection officers in
fire prone area
- Deployment of Forest Fire Fighting Personnel
- Establishment of fire breaks and other forest
fire limiting contraptions like fire lines and
green breaks
- Use of fire resistant trees for reforestation
- Application of controlled burning
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