Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

LOCALIZE IT: The U.S. government's program to reduce wildfire risk to communities near federal land

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:

The Independent UK

Map shows Chicago's air quality 'worst in word' due to Canada wildfire smoke

A second wave of northerly winds has wildfire smoke billowing into the US from Canada once again — and this time, it's hitting Chicago the hardest

Daily Mirror

Smoke from Canadian wildfires to reach Ireland this week

Images seemed to show fiery-red smoke billowing over Dublin at the weekend but that was not due to the wildfires in Canada

Irish Mirror

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Met Office forecast sees smoke from Canadian wildfires hitting weather in Wales

A change in wind direction means

Wales Online

Spain travel warning as popular tourist area braced for catastrophic wildfires

Large parts of the country are suffering severe drought as well as extreme temperatures, leading to dehydrated land and a risk of massive wildfires.

Daily Record

With record heat and drought-stricken woods, Spain’s Catalonia faces perfect wildfire conditions

Take a prolonged drought amid record-high temperatures for Spain, toss in an increasingly dense forest unable to adapt to a fast-changing climate, and Asier Larrañaga has reason to be on guard

The Independent UK

Best smoke alarms: Top detectors reviewed for home safety

Plus, an expert reveals exactly why you need smoke alarms

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Investigators issue statement after Morley Hayes Golf Course fire

Nottingham Post

Nature prescriptions: how reconnecting with the landscape healed a bushfire-ravaged community

Three years after the black summer fires, Snowy Valleys council launched a nature trail to help residents work through grief

The Guardian - AU

Huge fire at construction site spews cloud of smoke visible for miles around Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS — A massive fire in the southwest valley whose plume of smoke could be seen across Las Vegas was burning Tuesday afternoon.

Tribune News Service

Arson suspect in California's Oak fire faces potential life term in prison

LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors charged a onetime firefighter Tuesday with aggravated arson and other felonies that carry a potential life sentence for allegedly igniting the devastating Oak fire that destroyed 127 homes near Yosemite National Park.

Los Angeles Times

For some fire-loving insects, wildfires provide the best breeding grounds

With the summer solstice and first official day of summer on June 21, hot and dry conditions have already given rise to a very active fire season across Canada.

The Conversation

Desperate firefighters appeal for help as wildfires rip through hundreds of acres of Welsh countryside

Two fire services have put out appeals as firefights battle flames ripping through mountainsides and forestry

Wales Online

Huge wildfire near Newcastle Airport almost out after five days of burning as public issued warning

The cause of this fire is not yet known but firefighters have warned the public of the dangers of disposable barbecues

Chronicle Live

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - US

Canada’s fires are getting fiercer – and rebuilding is becoming a challenge

As fires rage across the country, the experiences of those who lost everything in Lytton in 2021 raise larger questions about Canada’s ability to rebuild

Los Angeles Times

Lumber mill operator sparked deadly Northern California fire, authorities say

The wildfire that tore through a Northern California town last year, killing two and destroying scores of homes, was caused by a lumber mill in the area, fire officials said.

Wales Online

Major city centre fire as building engulfed in flames

Eight fire crews descended on the scene after it emerged the building was being used as a church

Daily Record

Firefighters tackle early hours huge blaze which tore through industrial estate and filled sky with smoke

The blaze broke out in Manchester at around 3.40am on Saturday, with residents being asked to keep their windows and doors closed.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Huge fire rages near MoD camp as crews tackle blaze over 12 hectares

The fire broke out at the British Army Training Camp in Longmoor with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service expecting the incident to "continue for some time"

The Conversation

Canada wildfires: an area larger than the Netherlands has been burned so far this year -- here's what is causing them

Over the past few weeks, wildfires have ravaged large swathes of Canada. The fires have burned millions of hectares of land, displaced tens of thousands of people and disrupted the lives of millions.

Daily Record

Crews tackling huge 'grass fire' as smoke 'pours through' streets

Scottish Fire and Rescue Crews remain on the scene outside the village of Patna.

Daily Record

Forestry agency chiefs 'very angry' after overturned disposable barbecue sparks fire by Perthshire woodland

Much of the ground was singed near the Blackwoods of Rannoch, and was dealt with by council rangers and two civilians

Belfast Live

Glenariff gorse fire: NIFRS close down major incident

Firefighters dealt with 96 wildfires across NI in two days

The Independent UK

Drought and rising heat bring unusual wildfire warnings in northern Europe

Summer is wildfire season in southern Europe, but this year the continent’s north is also at risk, with forest fire warnings in effect across the Nordic and Baltic countries

The Independent UK

Wildfires driven by climate change are on the rise - Spain must do more to prepare, say experts

A group of 60 fire experts and institutions in Spain say the country must do more to prepare for increasingly virulent wildfires stoked by climate change

1 … 44 45 46 47

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

335 stories

SFRS

282 stories

the Ministry of Defence

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service

124 stories

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.