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Why are forest fires more dangerous when there are many small twigs and lots of brush material on the ground as opposed to large trees?

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small twigs and brush material is more likely to catch fire. this is because they are usually dead which is why they are on the ground so therefore have less water in them causing them to catch fire more easily.

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