Appleton

The fire originated in a small area to the west of that screen shot, then I dispatched fire trucks but their hoses can't reach into the woods. So it eventually spread and I allowed it to for that realistic effect. After it spread and burned down the Kroger's and other residents in the area I plopped several fire stations to help combat the burning neighborhoods. Then after I got everything under control a fire starts on the northern half of the map. Maybe it's kids in the woods misbehaving. This is one of those small towns with a conservative (Republican) style town government. The mayor only wants 1 fire station within town limits. Since the county owns the land outside of the town along a main route way, it now has a forest fire station with 16 trucks, and a small runway for a fire plane. The county will fit the bill for handling most of the forest fires in the area.

I just created a town of about 6,000+ sims and already there are automatic forest fires breaking out south of the parkway, this area has become really devastated. I'm not sure what's spawning the fires in the middle of nowhere. Could it be hot temperatures, arsonists in the woods,etc? All of the forestry had to be replaced costing me simoleons to plant new trees in the burnt out zones smh.