Fires can endanger homes, but be helpful to forests - al.com

Fires can endanger homes, but be helpful to forests - al.com: "Over the past five years, 212 homes have been damaged or destroyed as a result of wildfires in Alabama. The Alabama Forestry Commission additionally recorded an estimated 806 vehicles, 736 structures and 247,000 acres damaged as a result of wildfires over the same time period. Between the years of 2004 to 2008 a total of 17,000 forest fires have been recorded by the Alabama Forestry Commission. It is needless to say that forest fires are a major concern in Alabama."