In recent years the outbreak of forest fires has been more common and intense than ever before.
The decline of traditional labours, and the speed of new growth are just a couple of the reasons why woods and forests accumulate dry wood, and the undergrowth increases without control.
Meanwhile, the changes to our climate cause ever more and longer dry periods and especially hot summers.
With ever increasing frequency, people use natural areas for sport and recreation, which must be added to the growing amount of rural property speculation.
There are also new reasons why delinquents provoke fires.
When we consider these factors together it is easy to understand the frequency of outbreaks of fire in recent years.
It is clear that, as well as continuing to fight forest fires, we have to learn to live with them.
A large number of individual houses and urbanisations are situated in our islands mountains and forests.
In a majority of cases, their owners are not completely aware of the grave danger to themselves should a fire break out in their area.
Houses and urbanisations surrounded by pine woods with undergrowth are in a situation of extremely high risk.
