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For some remote Canadian wildfires, best and fastest option is sending in the smokejumpers

As more than 900 fires burn in a Canadian fire season that has periodically pushed dangerous smoke south into the U.S. and even far east to Europe, one province — British Columbia — relies on smokejumpers to help fight the blazes

The Independent UK

US firefighters raise concerns over looming pay cut

Poorly paid and stretched thin during gruelling wildfire seasons, firefighters warn of ‘devastating’ wave of departures.

Al Jazeera

‘Devastating’ Wennington wildfire probably started in a back garden, says report

A large grass fire in the village in Havering, east London, ripped through 17 houses during scorching temperatures in July last year

Evening Standard

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Night-flying helicopters prepare to battle wildfire as heat wave bakes California

Clouds of dust swirled around the Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale as a massive helicopter hovered over a tank of wildfire retardant, dropped a long snorkel from its belly and sucked up 3,000 gallons of bright pink material in just about 90 seconds.

Los Angeles Times

'Zombie fires' are occurring more frequently in boreal forests, but their impacts remain uncertain

“Zombie fires” are fires that ignite in one fire season, smoulder through the winter months under the snow, and re-emerge early in the spring before lightning and human caused ignitions begin in earnest.

The Conversation

Brave West Lothian firefighters face attacks and vandalism every day

At many incidents, fire crews have been met with verbal abuse and attacks while attending blazes

Daily Record

Arsonists thought to be behind spate of fires by Easton play park

Firefighters say that they believe the cause of the most recent blaze was deliberate

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Hertfordshire: Firefighters ‘scaling down’ response after major blaze at industrial estate

The fire at a Baldock industrial estate was declared a major incident on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Firefighters ‘scaling down’ response after major blaze at industrial estate

The fire at a Baldock industrial estate was declared a major incident on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

In fight against Canada fires, dancing South Africa crews are a familiar and uplifting sight

In the fight against Canada's wildfires, South Africa crews are a familiar and uplifting sight

The Independent UK

Arson investigation underway after fire at listed County Durham college chapel

No-one was injured as five fire crews attended the blaze at Ushaw Chapels and Gardens from midnight on Friday July 7

Chronicle Live

West Lothian sees surge in deliberate fires and attacks on crews

The Fire Service has been working hard with partner agencies to engage with teens following a year which has seen more than a thousand deliberate blazes started. The signs are that the work has started to produce results

Edinburgh Live

‘Everyone loved Ángel’: Spanish town still grieving for hero who fought wildfires

As fresh heatwave hits Spain, Tábara residents remember heroics of man who lost his life in blaze last year

The Guardian - UK

Climate change and increased human presence are enabling France’s forest fires

Climate change and increased human habitation across France's dry, forested regions are stretching the limits of firefighters' current strategies.

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The Independent UK

California utility pays $22 million to settle federal claims over 2016 wildfire

Southern California Edison and two other companies have paid $22 million to settle U.S. government claims that they caused a 2016 wildfire that burned thousands of acres of national forest

The Guardian - US

Canada faces ‘long, tough summer’ of wildfires with even hotter temperatures

More than 9m hectares of country had burned, federal data shows, shattering 34-year record

The Denver Post

Colorado wildfires: Firefighters race to snuff flames before hot, dry weather hits

At least six fires were smoking on 5,276 acres around western Colorado on Friday.

Chronicle Live

Firefighters tackle over 2,000 arson attacks this year - with Gateshead nature reserve targeted 11 times in a month

Wheelie bins, play parks and grassland have been targeted by the fire setters over the last six months

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Daily Mirror

Incredible transformation of town burnt to ground by wildfires - but facing fresh threat

Around 100 firefighters battled the blaze which reduced 19 homes to ashes, scorched the earth and left burned-out wrecks of cars in East London last year

The Independent UK

US Forest Service and historically Black colleges unite to boost diversity in wildland firefighting

A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and historically Black colleges or universities is opening the eyes of students of color who never pictured themselves fighting forest fires

Tribune News Service

Canada’s record wildfire season set to worsen as heat builds

Canada is bracing for higher-than-normal wildfire activity to continue into August, as soaring temperatures and drought turn much of the country’s vast forests into kindling.

The Independent UK

Wildfires in Canada have broken records for area burned, evacuations and cost, official says

Wildfires raging across Canada have already broken records for total areas burned, the number of people forced to evacuate their homes and the cost of fighting the blazes, and the fire season is only halfway finished

The Conversation

Anticipating Canada's crisis response decisions can save critical time in future wildfire seasons

On June 30, 2021, the town of Lytton in British Columbia was destroyed by an out-of-control wildfire. The aftermath saw a lot of anger and finger pointing, with all levels of government roundly criticized.

The Independent UK

Help arrives to battle wildfire in Washington state near Columbia River Gorge

Authorities have more than doubled the number of people battling a wildfire that has burned structures and forced the evacuation of homes in southwestern Washington near the Columbia River Gorge

Bristol Post

Blaze caused by single sky lantern rips through 14 vehicles in West Country town

Two neighbouring properties were narrowly saved by the fire teams

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