Dependence between deficit and surplus of precipitation and forest fires

Creation of forest fires, among other conditions, is being caused by the climate and the humidity of the burning material. The trend of deficit and surplus of daily, monthly and annual precipitation, affects on the condition of the burning material and thus the possibility of the fire. Comparative analysis has been done based on the time of fire occurrence and trend of deficit and surplus of daily, monthly and annual precipitation. The analysis was done on the basis of meteorological measurements at the meteorological station Negotin, for the period 1991-2008. The periods with deficit of the precipitation are coincident with the periods of forest fires appearing.