The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) received a report that a stack of tires, rubbish and other materials that had caught fire on a farm in High Spen, Rowlands Gill at 3.34am. Police are now treating the incident as arson

Paul Hedley has worked at the service for decades and his replacement will receive a package of £139,366

Emergency services raced to the New Hacketts Hotel on Queens Promenade earlier this afternoon after reports of a fire.

A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires

Firefighters remain at the scene on Canmore Street in Dunfermline after the alarm was first raised at around 6pm on Friday.

A cashed-up competition is underway to transform how fires are detected, managed and fought, and Aussie firefighters will help decide who wins.

Greg Bolin has watched the colorful spray of fire retardant fall from airplanes over the canyon near his home. He has also had wildfires come close to his back door.

Images showed huge plumes of smoke visible for miles around

Across the globe, many recent severe wildfires have moved from wildlands into the urban periphery (the “wildland urban interface”). In their wake, they’ve left death, destruction and disruption. This has led to questions about the extent to which climate change is to blame.