Editing Thuja plicata (section)

=== Fire ecology ===
It is considered to have low to moderate fire resistance, as its thin bark, shallow roots, low dense branching [[habit (biology)|habit]] and flammable foliage offer little protection. Smaller trees are commonly killed by fire, but larger specimens often survive due to their size if they are not completely [[girdling|girdled]]. The intervals between fires within western redcedar stands tend to be very long, from 50 up to 350 years or more.<ref name="Tesky"/>