[5] Naturally-occurring forest fires are a regular summer occurrence in the state, and the State Government of Uttarakhand's prevention methods including collecting pine needles from forested areas, spreading awareness to limit man-made fires, and maintaining local alert systems.
[6][7] The usual season for such naturally occurring fires is between February and June, i.e. during the Indian summer months, when temperatures are high and there is limited to no rainfall.
[8] In the last week of May 2020, Indian news media began reporting events of extensive and unprecedent rates of forest fires in the state of Uttarakhand.
[citation needed] Initial reports of forest fires in Uttarakhand in May were met with denials by the State Government.
Other results show that species richness and density decreased in higher fire frequency classes, which could be due to a poor regeneration process.