Forest fire: A forest fire can be divided into

A forest fire can be divided into three phases- Grass, undergrowth and crown fires. Usually, grass and the dry undergrowth ignite first and are easy to control. If the fire reaches the treetops, especially in the case of conifers, leading to a crown or canopy fire it becomes considerably more dificult to control. Forest fires in India have reached alarming levels. Recent data reveals that over five fire seasons, the country faced more than 1.1 million incidents. The period from No forest fire, uncontrolled fire occurring in vegetation more than 1.8 metres (6 feet) in height. These fires often reach the proportions of a major conflagration and are sometimes begun by combustion and heat from surface and ground fires. Forest fire is one of the major cause of degradation of forests in our country. Precious forest resources and carbon is lost which has an impact on the flow of goods and services from the forest areas. FSI, has been alerting State Forest Departments and other registered uses of forest fire locations detected by the MODIS sensor onboard Aqua and Terra Satellites of NASA since 2004. From 2017, FSI has also started disseminating alerts obtained from SNPP-VIIRS sensor, which has a better ...