diff --git a/src/simulator/crates/mc-climate/src/events.rs b/src/simulator/crates/mc-climate/src/events.rs
index 80a19830..71ebfc34 100644
--- a/src/simulator/crates/mc-climate/src/events.rs
+++ b/src/simulator/crates/mc-climate/src/events.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,40 @@ pub fn load_event_configs(
     out
 }
 
+/// Burn the forest tiles within `radius` (hex disk) of `center` (offset col,row):
+/// transform matching terrain to `becomes`, drop quality (min 1) + moisture (min 0).
+/// Returns the count burned. Pure — the dispatch chooses the center. Mirrors the per-tile
+/// effect of GDScript `process_wildfire` (forest-only, radius/loss/`becomes` by tier).
+pub fn apply_wildfire(
+    grid: &mut mc_core::grid::GridState,
+    center: (i32, i32),
+    radius: i32,
+    moisture_loss: f32,
+    quality_loss: i32,
+    becomes: Option<&str>,
+    target_terrain: &[String],
+) -> i32 {
+    use mc_core::algorithms::hex::{axial_to_offset, hex_spiral, offset_to_axial};
+    let (cq, cr) = offset_to_axial(center.0, center.1);
+    let mut burned = 0;
+    for (q, r) in hex_spiral(cq, cr, radius) {
+        let (col, row) = axial_to_offset(q, r);
+        if let Some(t) = grid.tile_mut(col, row) {
+            if target_terrain.iter().any(|b| b.as_str() == t.biome_label_id) {
+                if let Some(b) = becomes {
+                    t.biome_label_id = b.to_string();
+                }
+                if quality_loss > 0 {
+                    t.quality = (t.quality - quality_loss).max(1);
+                }
+                t.moisture = (t.moisture - moisture_loss).max(0.0);
+                burned += 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    burned
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -159,6 +193,34 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!category_fires(0.0, 10.0, 1.0));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn apply_wildfire_burns_forest_in_radius() {
+        use mc_core::grid::GridState;
+        let mut grid = GridState::new(12, 12);
+        for t in &mut grid.tiles {
+            t.biome_label_id = "grassland".into();
+            t.moisture = 0.5;
+            t.quality = 3;
+        }
+        for c in 4..7 {
+            for r in 4..7 {
+                if let Some(t) = grid.tile_mut(c, r) {
+                    t.biome_label_id = "forest".into();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        let target = vec!["forest".to_string()];
+        let burned = apply_wildfire(&mut grid, (5, 5), 2, 0.15, 2, Some("grassland"), &target);
+        assert!(burned >= 1, "should burn forest tiles in radius");
+        let center = grid.tile(5, 5).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(center.biome_label_id, "grassland", "forest → grassland");
+        assert!(center.moisture < 0.5, "moisture dropped");
+        assert_eq!(center.quality, 1, "quality 3 - 2 = 1 (floored at 1)");
+        // A pre-existing grassland tile (not target terrain) is untouched.
+        let far = grid.tile(0, 0).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(far.moisture, 0.5, "non-forest tile untouched");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn load_event_configs_parses_real_categories() {
         let dir = std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"))