The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

A dangerous 12% annual spike in fire accidents in Bengaluru has shifted the spotlight back on the need for stringent enforcement of fire safety regulations. An accelerated vertical push, symbolised by the mushrooming high-rises across the city has injected a sense of urgency. This, when blatant violations in building plans…

Queensland firefighters battling blazes in the state's southeast are set to receive some assistance with showers forecast for the rest of the week.

Five people who died including three children are believed to have been members of the same family

After a summer of exceptional wildfires, the return of cooler temperatures and snowy conditions will provide Québec’s forests a brief respite.

A third of the world’s forests are cut for timber. This generates US$1.5 trillion annually. But wildfire threatens industries such as timber milling and paper manufacturing, and the threat is far greater than most people realise.

A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new reality for the normally lush island state just a few months after a devastating blaze on a neighboring island leveled an entire town and killed at least 99 people

Report proposes memorial to tragedy should emphasise ‘height and visibility’ but says tower remains cannot stand forever

Court: DCs held accountable for mishaps if they grant licences beyond 600 kg of firecrackers/sparklers; DCs must exercise caution when granting licences; petitioner's premises unlocked for licenced business activities with restriction of storing only 600 kg.

A rancher in California is training a new generation to fight fires – and foster deeper connections to the land – with farm animals