What type of fire is wind-driven and high-intensity, moving through tree tops?

Crown fires are characterized by their intensity and the ability to spread rapidly through the tops of trees in a forest. This type of fire is often driven by strong winds, which can create a serious threat to large areas of forest and other surrounding locations. Crown fires can leap from tree to tree, consuming the foliage and often leading to severe damage due to their high temperatures and the speed at which they travel.

In contrast, surface fires burn only the materials on the forest floor, such as grasses and small shrubs, while ground fires burn the organic material beneath the surface of the soil, like roots and peat. Ember fires involve embers or sparks igniting nearby materials but are not defined by their movement through tree tops. Therefore, the defining features of high intensity, wind-driven movement through forests make crown fire the appropriate classification in this scenario.