List of wildfire behaviors

The following is a list of different types of wildfire behaviors.

Many types of fire behaviors are known, but some still not fully understood.

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Creek Fire (2020)[6] 2019–20 Australian bushfire season[7] Carr Fire[8] Dixie Fire[12] Carr Fire[19] 2003 Canberra bushfires[20] Loyalton Fire[21] Creek Fire (2020)[22] June 2017 Portugal wildfires[27] 2017 Chile wildfires[27]

A pyrocumulonimbus cloud created by the Creek Fire (2020). This photo is from the United States Forest Service, with no provided date.
A pyrocumulonimbus cloud created by the Creek Fire (2020). This photo is from the United States Forest Service, with no provided date.
Typical appearance of a plume-dominated fire. This picture was taken at the Silver Fire in Oregon in 1987.
Typical appearance of a plume-dominated fire. This picture was taken at the Silver Fire in Oregon in 1987.
Diagram of how spotting occurs and the factors contributing to spotting
Diagram of how spotting occurs and the factors contributing to spotting
Picture of trees being torched by a wildfire. Taken in the Tetlin National Wildlife Reserve in Alaska.
Picture of trees being torched by a wildfire. Taken in the Tetlin National Wildlife Reserve in Alaska.
Typical appearance of a creeping fire.
Typical appearance of a creeping fire.
A fire tornado on the Park Fire.
A fire tornado on the Park Fire.
A counter-rotating vortex pair produced by the Mill Fire in 2024. Note the bifurcated plume.
A counter-rotating vortex pair produced by the Mill Fire in 2024. Note the bifurcated plume.