“…Major driving forces for fire outbreak in developing countries, and particularly in Africa, are arson and conflicts, smoking out beehives, cooking or trying to keep warm, and clearing land for cultivation (Mbanze et al, 2013;Phiri et al, 2011;Chinamatira et al, 2016). Other causes of veld fires include burning of homestead surroundings to improve visibility, burning of crop residues, and creation of fire breakers, vehicle and locomotive accidents, and electron clouding of power lines (Chinamatira et al, 2016;Frost, 1992). The use of fires to settle disputes, particularly those relating to land issues, is also becoming a common feature in most African countries (Nyamadzawo et al, 2013;Nepstad et al, 1999).…”