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The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

On the front lines of American wildfires

Record-setting blazes are becoming more common as the number of skilled wildland firefighters dwindles

Salon

Powercor scrapped tree trim plans 10 days before fire

Powercor has pleaded guilty to more than 100 charges of failing to manage risks and hazards to its electricity network following a 2023 bushfire.

AAP

As climate change intensifies wildfire risk, prescribed burns prove their worth in the heat-stressed Panhandle

In Borger, officials say a prescribed burn stopped the Windy Deuce Fire from entering neighborhoods. But the practice has faced opposition from some landowners.

The Texas Tribune

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Unseasonal wildfires beset midwest: ‘The strangest winter I’ve ever seen’

El Niño weather phenomenon has contributed to warm, dry conditions in US, leading to more fires much earlier in the year

The Guardian - US

Utility pole inspection company declines to testify at Texas Panhandle wildfire investigation hearing

The Texas A&M Forest Service concluded that a fallen decayed utility pole caused the Smokehouse Creek fire.

The Texas Tribune

RFS not supportive amid calls for emergency oversight

A coronial inquiry into the Black Summer bushfires has been finalised, as the head of the Rural Fire Service resists calls for another emergency body.

AAP

Fighting every wildfire makes bigger fires more extreme, study says

Fire suppression also disproportionately reduces certain types of fire. A new study shows how this effect, known as the suppression bias, compounds the impacts of fuel accumulation and climate change.

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Texas wildfire puts spotlight on cattle ranchers and climate extremes: ‘so badly burned they can’t be saved’

As extreme weather intensifies, ranchers are driven by a need to adapt and a desire to preserve the land for future generations

The Guardian - US

Europe unprepared for rapidly growing climate risks, report finds

Dangers of wildfires, extreme weather and other factors outgrowing preparedness, European Environment Agency says

The Guardian - UK

Power line pole at fault in biggest wildfire in Texas history, report says

Investigation by forest service into Smokehouse Creek fire says decayed Xcel Energy pole ‘had broken off at ground level’

The Guardian - US

US Power Company Admits It Might Have Started Huge Texas Fire

A US power company admitted Thursday that its equipment may have sparked the largest wildfire in Texas' history.

International Business Times

A unique irrigation system (and heroic fire department) may have saved this much-anticipated new golf course

"Their swift actions protected GrayBull and prevented any injuries as a result."

USA Today Sports Media Group

Texas hopes for relief from devastating wildfires as rain and snow is forecast

Up to 500 homes and businesses have been destroyed and at least two people killed in state’s northern Panhandle area

The Guardian - US

Texas Panhandle wildfires: What you need to know about the blazes, damage and recovery

The full scope of damage still isn’t known, but some Panhandle residents have returned home. Firefighters continue battling the infernos.

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Texas town evacuated as firefighters battle state’s biggest ever wildfire

Planes drop fire retardant on blazes that have destroyed up to 500 homes and businesses but weather change may offer some respite

The Texas Tribune

Panhandle residents begin rebuilding, even as fight to contain fires continues

The fire that engulfed their town was only 15% contained over the weekend, but Canadian residents were back to selling flowers and preparing for an election.

The Texas Tribune

As wildfires rage through Panhandle, Fritch residents seek respite at church

Shaken by the devastation, families find comfort in each other as they pick through the rubble and commune at a church in nearby Borger.

The Texas Tribune

New Panhandle wildfire emerges, forcing evacuation of tiny town of Sanford

Get the latest updates as firefighters continue battling massive fires that have burned more than 1 million acres.

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A visual guide to the Texas wildfire

What has been the impact of the Smokehouse Creek fire in the Texas Panhandle, and what could happen now?

The Guardian - US

Texas wildfires cause chaos as largest blaze in state history scorches 1.2m acres

Governor issues disaster declaration as emergency crews work to contain dozens of wildfires burning across Texas Panhandle

AAP

Crews keeping watch over fire ahead of more danger

Fire crews are keeping a close watch over a massive blaze in Victoria's west days before more dangerous conditions are expected in the state.

AAP

Residents safe to return as fire deemed suspicious

A blaze south of Ballarat that threatened homes is being treated as suspicious after firefighters controlled two raging bushfires in western Victoria.

The Guardian - US

Historic Texas wildfire consumes over 500,000 acres as blaze rages on

Smokehouse Creek fire at 0% containment with several counties still evacuated amid growing flames

Evening Standard

Texas nuclear weapons facility pauses operations as wildfires spread

Wildfires have destroyed homes, cut off power and prompted evacuations

The Guardian - US

Maui wildfire survivors can apply for $175m One Ohana Fund starting 1 March

People who lost loved ones or were injured may be eligible for payout from fund announced Tuesday – but there’s a catch

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