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People starting wildfires risk being charged with manslaughter – Muir

The Environment Minister visited the Mourne Mountains in Co Down on Monday evening to view the extent of damage caused by recent fires.

Evening Standard

'A proper inferno': Campers rescued from wildfire by helicopter

Campers were rescued from wildfires in Galloway Forest Park in a four-hour search and rescue drama.

The National (Scotland)

Disappointment as wildfire risk halts Jacobite train's seasonal debut

The seasonal debut of the iconic Jacobite steam train was cancelled due to fire risk, following the outbreak of wildfires across Scotland

The National (Scotland)

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Campers rescued from wildfire by helicopter

At midnight on Friday, the campers saw flames getting closer to where they had set up their tents.

Evening Standard

Progress made in bringing Galloway wildfire under control

Helicopters have been used to ‘water-bomb’ the blaze.

Evening Standard

Firefighters braced for more wildfires in Northern Ireland as temperatures rise

The most significant blaze over the weekend took hold in the Hilltown area of Co Down on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Helicopters 'water-bomb' wildfire as emergency government meeting called

FIREFIGHTERS remain at the scene of a wildfire which has been burning since Thursday, although progress has been made in bringing it under control…

The National (Scotland)

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Scottish wildfire forces evacuations as blaze spreads north from Galloway

Helicopters deployed to douse flames as blaze reaches Loch Doon after change in wind direction

The Guardian - UK

Update on Galloway wildfire as blaze spreads across local authorities

Police have given an update on a wildfire which has spread across Galloway Forest Park towards Loch Doon in South Ayrshire overnight ...

The National (Scotland)

Firefighters tackle wildfire spreading over large forest area in Scotland

Police urge people to stay away, as helicopters try to extinguish flames in Galloway and surrounding region

The Guardian - UK

Wildfire expected to spread into neighbouring authority as police issue warning

An ongoing wildfire that started in Dumfries and Galloway is expected to spread to a neighbouring authority in the coming hours, emergency services…

The National (Scotland)

Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging

President Donald Trump's administration has rolled back environmental protections around future logging projects on more than half of U.S. national forests under an emergency designation issued Friday that cites the dangers of wildfires

The Independent UK

Crews battling large wildfire in Scottish town's forest park

CREWS are battling a Galloway wildfire spanning an area of around 1.5 miles, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said ...

The National (Scotland)

Large South Carolina wildfires contained as teens charged with starting blaze with cigarettes

Two wildfires that started close to each other in the South Carolina mountains and burned an area over half the size of Hilton Head Island are nearly contained

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The Guardian - UK

Fire crews battle blazes across UK amid ‘very high to extreme’ risk for weekend

People urged not to light fires as crews attend outbreaks in Stirling and Dunbartonshire and on Dorset heathland

The National (Scotland)

Firefighters tackle grass blaze amid warning over 'extreme risk' of wildfires

Firefighters have tackled a blaze in West Dunbartonshire which spread across 9000 square metres of grass ...

The Independent UK

Teens accused of starting massive South Carolina wildfire by tossing their cigarette butts along a hiking trail

The Table Rock fire forced widespread evacuations and a massive ground and aerial response

Evening Standard

Wildfires warning issued for London as temperature set to rise to 21C

The London Fire Brigade has urged people to not use disposable barbecues and to properly dispose of cigarettes, matches and litter, to prevent fire hazards

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The Guardian - US

California wildfire threatening forest home of world’s oldest tree

Silver fire leading to fears about Methuselah, a nearly 5,000-year-old bristlecone pine in eastern part of state

The Independent UK

On the heels of a dry winter, firefighters around the US brace for wildfire risks

From the southwestern U.S. to Minnesota, Iowa and even parts of New Jersey, it was a dismal winter

The Independent UK

Evacuations in California as huge wildfire rages through 1,000 acres

Roads have been closed as crews battle the blaze

The Independent UK

Drought, wind, and debris from recent hurricanes are stoking fires across the US

Some 14,800 wildfires have burned 1,105 square miles so far this year — well above the 10-year average

The Independent UK

South Carolina wildfire keeps growing as firefighters protect homes

A large wildfire in the South Carolina mountains has doubled in size on each of the last three days

International Business Times

South Korea's 'Heartbreaking' Wildfires Expose Super-aged Society

Walking with a cane, 84-year-old apple farmer Kim Mi-ja surveys the wreckage of her village, which was reduced to rubble and covered in ash by South Korea's worst wildfires.

The Independent UK

Rain and cooler weather help South Korean fire crews battle devastating wildfires

Rain and cooler temperatures are helping South Korean fire crews as they battle the country’s worst-ever wildfires as the governor of the hardest-hit region called for overhauling response strategies to respond to the climate crisis that he says worsened the disaster

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