In addition to smoking, public campfires, for example for barbecues, are the main cause of wildfires in summer. “The damage caused by fire is not just material. Wildfires severely damage the soil,” Jiří Groda from the Czech State Forests Lesy CR says. Since the beginning of the year, more than 50 hectares of forests have been destroyed by wildfires, with the damage amounting to CZK 3.5 million (€140,000).