A watershed’s response to fire depends
upon the effect that fire has on the
individual components of the hydrologic
cycle operating on the watershed.
Not all processes and pathways in the
hydrologic cycle are equally affected
by fire; for example precipitation is
not affected at all. Those processes
and pathways most affected by fire are
those that are controlled by vegetation
and the soils of the watershed: they
include interception, infiltration,
evapotranspiration, soil moisture
storage, and overland flow of water