Putting out a fire caused by Katyusha strikes. During the war enormous damage was caused to the green spaces of the north: about 3,000 acres of forest and natural vegetation caught fire as well as 10,000 acres of pastureland. During the war the firefighters together with Keren Kayemet L’Israel fought the many forest fires, and after each alarm and announcement that the missiles had struck an open area, many volunteers went on the firefighting mission. The fires also harmed great numbers of animals—forest residents including birds, reptiles, and mammals. According to Keren Kayemet L’Israel, only in another 50 years will the forests again be what they were before the war.