FOREST FIRES IN HIMACHAL PRADESH

How fire prone are these forests?

• Except for periods of precipitation in monsoon and winter, the forests remain vulnerable to wildfires. Forest fires are a recurrent annual phenomenon in the state, and most commonly occur in Chir Pine forests.
  
  
• In the summer season, forest fires occur frequently in the low and middle hills of the state, where forests of Chir Pine are common.
  
  
• During the post-monsoon season and in winters, forest fires are also reported in higher areas, including parts of Shimla, Kullu, Chamba, Kangra and Mandi districts, where they usually occur in grasslands.