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Background

Forest fires adversely affect forest ecosystem by altering its composition, structure, regeneration, and recovery potential of its landscape. The present study investigates forest fire hotspots and examines the relationship between these fire events and deforestation in Tehsil Dhansar, District Sherani, Balochistan. This study proposed a three-step research methodology to achieve its objectives. Firstly, it aims to assess the severity level of the forest burn resulting from the fire event. Secondly, it analyzes the extent of vegetation loss caused by the fire. Thirdly, the study identifies forest fire hotspots using Sentinel-2A images and MODIS Fire Radiative Power (FRP) data. The analysis involves utilizing Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and Hot Spot Analysis (Getis-Ord Gi*) to gain comprehensive insights into the pre-and post-fire situation accurately. By defining …