The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Rail line reopens after grass fire at Wickham suspends all trains

The train line has reopened after a grass fire at Wickham saw all trains between Newcastle and Hamilton suspended on Saturday afternoon.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 14, 2023

Firefighters battle blaze in Adelaide Hills as residents of Montacute advised to take shelter

Bushfire downgraded to ‘watch and act’ on Saturday afternoon as nine firebombers and spotter aircraft tried to contain the spread

The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2023

Bushfire in Adelaide Hills; PM says ‘we’ve got the balance right’ on climate policy changes – as it happened

Firefighters prepared for a long night battling an out-of-control blaze near Montacute in the Adelaide Hills. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2023

Scottish photographer captures 'brilliant' fire festival dating back 300 years

A photographer was able to capture "great" pictures during a yearly fire festival that celebrates the New Year.

Daily Record · Jan 13, 2023

Cops investigate after lifesaving equipment stolen from rural fire station in Lanarkshire

The building was broken into and damaged early on Wednesday morning

Daily Record · Jan 13, 2023

Calls for state government to protect timber trees, after WA Plantation Resources left with million-dollar bill

There are calls for the WA government to do more to protect plantation land from fire, amid concerns it could cost about a million dollars to replant timber impacted by blazes in WA's South West.

ABC News · Jan 13, 2023

'Hero firefighters risk lives to save others - their health should be protected'

As many as a dozen of firefighters who entered the burning Grenfell Tower have since developed terminal cancer. It's feared many of the residents who survived the fire were exposed to toxic fumes

Daily Mirror · Jan 12, 2023

At least 1 worker missing after propane explosion in Quebec

An explosion has hit a propone facility in Quebec, and at least one worker is missing

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Worker injured when Chicago building gives way, trapping him

Fire officials say a worker was hospitalized in grave condition Thursday after a Chicago building partially collapsed, trapping him beneath debris before firefighters rescued him

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Fires becoming deadlier as firefighter recruitment wanes

Fires are burning faster and becoming deadlier at the same time that fire departments across the country are struggling to retain and recruit firefighters

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023