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Wildfires occur in the four geographical regions of Ecuador. The Andean region or 'la Sierra' is where most of the introduced eucalyptus forest exists \cite{Anchaluisa2013}. Thus, the availability of fuels and climatic conditions makes la Sierra the most wildfire-prone region in the country. The fire season in this region spans from July to November \cite{SecretariadeAmbiente2013}. Yet, the most critical months are July, August and September \cite{Estacio2012,SecretariadeAmbiente2013}. During the season January-May, the Coastal region and the Galapagos Islands experience wildfire episodes as well \cite{SecretariadeAmbiente2013}. The northern part the the Amazon region does not experience severe wildfire episodes because of its high levels of precipitation all year round. The southern part of the Amazon region experiences similar climatic conditions as La Sierra. Thus, its wildfire season is the same, although the most critical months are October and November \cite{SecretariadeAmbiente2013,Rodas2015}.   Wildfires produce several severe  impacts in Ecuador. Yet, information regarding this impacts is scare and disperse. According to the Ministry of Environment, wildfires produced 21.570 Ha of area burnt in Ecuador in 2012 \cite{MinisteriodelAmbiente2013}. Quito, The Metropolitan District of Quito (MDQ),  the capital of the country, is particularly vulnerable to wildfires. Vulnerability is high because 15.4 percent of the national population lives in this city and 60.46 percent of its territory is occupied by vegetation \cite{SecretariadeAmbiente2013}. Wildfires destroyed 2700 Ha of this vegetation in 2009 \cite{Estacio2012}. Three years later, in the same city the area burnt raised to 4.882,16 Ha in one of the most catastrophic wildfire seasons ever registered \cite{SecretariadeAmbiente2013}. This wildfire season cost Quito more than 50 million dollars \cite{SecretariadeAmbiente2013}. Unfortunately, wildfires in Ecuador are anthropogenic in nature \cite{MinisteriodelAmbiente2013}. In fact, the MDQ reported that 95 percent of wildfires in the city are caused by humans \cite{SecretariadeAmbiente2013}. The traditional practice of burning forested areas to convert them to agricultural use is the main cause of wildfires in the country \cite{MinisteriodelAmbiente2013, SecretariadeAmbiente2013,Rodas2015}. Locally, the MDQ identified that forcing land use changes for urbanization —or invasion— purposes is another reason people start wildfires \cite{SecretariadeAmbiente2013}. Rural communities burn agricultural waste, which is also another traditional practice ("chamizas") that fosters wildfire occurrences \cite{Estacio2012}. Some rural communities also burn regular waste in wild-prone regions because of the lack of waste management services \cite{SecretariadeAmbiente2013}. Finally, wildfires occur because of the unconscious acts of arsonists \cite{MinisteriodelAmbiente2013,SecretariadeAmbiente2013}.  \section{Data and methods}