A large, destructive fire that spreads over a forest or area of woodland.
a helicopter had been engaged in extinguishing a huge forest fire
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A meteorologist told the paper that France was between 20% and 50% down on its usual rainfall, dramatically increasing the risk of crop damage and forest fires.
He had heard that forest fires could spread very quickly.
When we visited in early May four years ago, there were tons of forest fires in the area.
Small forest fires burst to life and the yellow sea-planes douse them with water.
The worst forest fires on record had driven people from their home grounds and they had been given temporary accommodation in the city centre.
The forest fire shut down a major power line.
Some states that feel vulnerable to forest fires are actually offering to pay power companies to harvest more wood for fuel.
It was disappointing to see the extent to which the forest had suffered in a forest fire that had burnt every bit of regenerating vegetation and the delicate undergrowth.
During the dry season, huge forest fires scorch thousands of acres of natural areas.
Years of intensive logging, agricultural development, and uncontrolled forest fires have taken their toll on those undisturbed forests and on the Siberian tiger.