Photograph depicts T. Seanger taking samples from an al state prior to a prescribed burn in Burt Township, Timiskaming, Ontario

Photograph depicts J Irwin (left) and T Seanger (right) studying soil samples from al stakes in Burt Township, Ontario, one day before a prescribed burn

Photograph depicts a deforested patch of land in Burt Township, Timiskaming, Ontario. The trees are predominantly Jack Pine (Pinus Banksiana) and are set to burn in a prescribed fire.

Photograph depicts an aerial view of the smoke pattern from an intentional wildfire in Western Australia.

Photograph depicts an aerial view of a human-caused spot fire next to a road, thirty minutes after ignition, in Western Australia.

Photograph depicts a paved, tree-lined road on the way to Australian dwellings one year after a wildfire.

Photograph depicts a paved, tree-lined road on the way to Australian dwellings two months after a wildfire.

Photograph depicts a tree-lined, paved road to dwellings in Western Australia, the day after a wildfire.

Photograph depicts tree litter in the Jarrah Forest bioregion (eucalyptus marginata trees) in Western Australia.

Wildfire crowning in Jarrah - eucalyptus marginata. Depicts a wildfire crowning in the Jarrah Forest bioregion in Australia. Jarrah forest is made up largely of Jarrah (eucalyptus marginata trees) and is endemic to Western Australia.