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The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

75 firefighters involved in quelling wildfire in Mournes but blazes continue

Police have said they are using air support to survey the area for potential suspects and further wildfires.

Evening Standard

Ships sound foghorns as wildfire smoke chokes River Clyde

A massive smoke haze from a wildfire led to ships on the River Clyde sounding their foghorns on Monday.

The National (Scotland)

More than 50 firefighters battle blaze in the Mourne Mountains

A firefighting operation is expected to remain in place across Tuesday in the Bloody Bridge area.

Evening Standard

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People starting wildfires risk being charged with manslaughter – Muir

The Environment Minister visited the Mourne Mountains in Co Down on Monday evening to view the extent of damage caused by recent fires.

Evening Standard

'A proper inferno': Campers rescued from wildfire by helicopter

Campers were rescued from wildfires in Galloway Forest Park in a four-hour search and rescue drama.

The National (Scotland)

Disappointment as wildfire risk halts Jacobite train's seasonal debut

The seasonal debut of the iconic Jacobite steam train was cancelled due to fire risk, following the outbreak of wildfires across Scotland

The National (Scotland)

Campers rescued from wildfire by helicopter

At midnight on Friday, the campers saw flames getting closer to where they had set up their tents.

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Progress made in bringing Galloway wildfire under control

Helicopters have been used to ‘water-bomb’ the blaze.

Evening Standard

Firefighters braced for more wildfires in Northern Ireland as temperatures rise

The most significant blaze over the weekend took hold in the Hilltown area of Co Down on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Helicopters 'water-bomb' wildfire as emergency government meeting called

FIREFIGHTERS remain at the scene of a wildfire which has been burning since Thursday, although progress has been made in bringing it under control…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish wildfire forces evacuations as blaze spreads north from Galloway

Helicopters deployed to douse flames as blaze reaches Loch Doon after change in wind direction

The Guardian - UK

Update on Galloway wildfire as blaze spreads across local authorities

Police have given an update on a wildfire which has spread across Galloway Forest Park towards Loch Doon in South Ayrshire overnight ...

The National (Scotland)

Firefighters tackle wildfire spreading over large forest area in Scotland

Police urge people to stay away, as helicopters try to extinguish flames in Galloway and surrounding region

The Guardian - UK

Wildfire expected to spread into neighbouring authority as police issue warning

An ongoing wildfire that started in Dumfries and Galloway is expected to spread to a neighbouring authority in the coming hours, emergency services…

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Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging

President Donald Trump's administration has rolled back environmental protections around future logging projects on more than half of U.S. national forests under an emergency designation issued Friday that cites the dangers of wildfires

The National (Scotland)

Crews battling large wildfire in Scottish town's forest park

CREWS are battling a Galloway wildfire spanning an area of around 1.5 miles, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said ...

The Independent UK

Large South Carolina wildfires contained as teens charged with starting blaze with cigarettes

Two wildfires that started close to each other in the South Carolina mountains and burned an area over half the size of Hilton Head Island are nearly contained

The Guardian - UK

Fire crews battle blazes across UK amid ‘very high to extreme’ risk for weekend

People urged not to light fires as crews attend outbreaks in Stirling and Dunbartonshire and on Dorset heathland

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Firefighters tackle grass blaze amid warning over 'extreme risk' of wildfires

Firefighters have tackled a blaze in West Dunbartonshire which spread across 9000 square metres of grass ...

The Independent UK

Teens accused of starting massive South Carolina wildfire by tossing their cigarette butts along a hiking trail

The Table Rock fire forced widespread evacuations and a massive ground and aerial response

Evening Standard

Wildfires warning issued for London as temperature set to rise to 21C

The London Fire Brigade has urged people to not use disposable barbecues and to properly dispose of cigarettes, matches and litter, to prevent fire hazards

The Guardian - US

California wildfire threatening forest home of world’s oldest tree

Silver fire leading to fears about Methuselah, a nearly 5,000-year-old bristlecone pine in eastern part of state

The Independent UK

On the heels of a dry winter, firefighters around the US brace for wildfire risks

From the southwestern U.S. to Minnesota, Iowa and even parts of New Jersey, it was a dismal winter

The Independent UK

Evacuations in California as huge wildfire rages through 1,000 acres

Roads have been closed as crews battle the blaze

The Independent UK

Drought, wind, and debris from recent hurricanes are stoking fires across the US

Some 14,800 wildfires have burned 1,105 square miles so far this year — well above the 10-year average

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