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Detailed explanation-1: -These strategies include defensible space, planting of fire resistant vegetation, fire-retardant building materials, and sprinklers to slow the progression of the fire. While these measures will help the homeowners to prepare for wildfires, not all homeowners in the U.S. use all of these methods for the properties.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fires are a major cause of forest degradation and have wide ranging adverse ecological, economic and social impacts, including: loss of valuable timber resources. degradation of catchment areas. loss of biodiversity and extinction of plants and animals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prepare a bucket of water and a shovel to extinguish the bonfire. Always put any fire out, especially in forests, check the ashes inside, and make sure the fire is completely cold before leaving. Report unattended fires to the bodies of forest fire prevention and control.

Detailed explanation-4: -More than ninety five percent forest fires are caused either by negligence or unknowingly by the human being. The rest of the fires are caused by natural reasons i.e. lightning, extreme rise in the temperature etc., which are very rare.