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Reasearch conducted in several regions of the world have demonstrated a link between ENSO and fire activity \cite{Swetnam1983,Simard1985a,Kitzberger2002,Beckage2003,Carmona-Moreno2005,Nicholls2007a,Wooster2012, Harris2013}. The relationship is usually associated with a particular ENSO phase (El Niño or La Niña) and negative rainfall anomalies. These anomalies depend on the regional impact of ENSO over climate and are reflected in the rainfall deficits over the months before —and during– the wildfire season. This influence could be exacerbated if, for example, a strong El Nino event is in superposition with a negative Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) phase \cite{A2004}. ENSO may even have an influence over ignition patterns, fostering the occurrence of lightning strikes \cite{Beckage2003}. This encourages the investigation of new studies of ENSO-related wildfire danger variability and predictability in other regions in the world.   The west coast of South America is one of the regions most affected by ENSO's influence over climate. Abundant scientific literature exists regarding flooding episodes in northern Peru and the southern coast of Ecuador during El Niño events. However, there has not been enough research regarding its influence over other natural hazards such as wildfires. Wildfires occur over the entire Andean region. However, studies about wildfire activity in the northern Andean region are scarce. This study aims to describe the seasonal variability of wildfire danger in Ecuador and establish if there is a link with ENSO. This is important because wildfires occur every year in this country producing severe impacts. A better understanding of the seasonal influence of ENSO over wildfire danger can provide useful information for emergency response services and planning authorities.  This article comprises six sections. In the first section we presented an overview of wildfires impacts, precursors and justified the importance of this study. Section two describes the geography, climate and fire characteristics of the the Ecuadorian Andean region. Section three presents details about the datasets employed in this research. Section four explain the different methods applied. Section five shows the results of our investigation. Finally, section six presents a discussion of the results and concluding remarks.