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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 Conversation

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

The Independent UK

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

Two neighbouring properties were narrowly saved by the fire teams

Bristol Post

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14 vehicles destroyed in fire caused by single sky lantern

The lanterns contain candles or paraffin wax

Nottingham Post

Fire caused by single sky lantern destroys 14 vehicles

The lanterns contain candles or paraffin wax

Wales Online

With wildfire smoke and pollution, some want end to neighborhood fireworks: ‘It should be a no-brainer’

Every summer, some Winnemac Park residents await the Fourth of July with dread. The unofficial — and illegal — fireworks show that takes place in the park every year can upset those with post-traumatic stress disorder, pets and children, neighbors said.

Chicago Tribune

As California fire season begins, debate over wildfire retardant heats up

As the first heat wave of summer plunges California into yet another wildfire season, some environmental groups are taking aim at a commercial fire retardant that most residents have grown all too familiar with during recent, devastating fire years.

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More Ground-Level Smoke Expected To Reach US Amid Canadian Wildfires

Canadian wildfire smoke to blanket US again, impacting air quality across northern states

Zenger

Atlanta police academy targeted with ‘incendiary devices’

Fire comes amid battle over $90m ‘Cop City’ project that opponents say will lead to more racist policing

The Independent UK

Human exposure to wildfires has more than doubled in two decades – read this if you're planning fireworks on July 4

Over the past two decades, a staggering 21.8 million Americans found themselves living within 3 miles (5 kilometers) of a large wildfire. Most of those residents would have had to evacuate, and many would have been exposed to smoke and emotional trauma from the fire.

The Conversation

Woman and two children killed in horror fire named as man left fighting for life

Police in Cambridge have named the mum and her two children who died in a tragic fire which broke out at a flat on Friday morning, which has also left a fourth person critically injured

Daily Mirror

Major fire breaks out at Tyneside industrial estate as investigation launched

More than 50 firefighters worked through the night to fight the ferocious flames at Bede Industrial Estate in Jarrow

Chronicle Live

US forest managers urge revelers to swap fireworks for Silly String, but some say not so fast

U.S. Forest Service managers are urging people in the drought-stricken Southwest to forgo the fireworks this July Fourth, suggesting instead that cans of red, white and blue Silly String could be used to celebrate

The Independent UK

Warm temperatures return to California after cool spring bringing wildfire risk

Weather probably milder than previous summers but wet winter spurred growth in grasses and vegetation that is ‘ready to burn’

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The Independent UK

Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the 'new abnormal'

As smoky as the summer has been so far, scientists say it will likely be worse in future years because of climate change

Alaska's slow start to wildfire season a relief after Connecticut-sized area burned last year

Alaska is off to the slowest start of a wildfire season in three decades -- an immense relief one year after fires scorched an area roughly equivalent to the state of Connecticut

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Homeland Security deploys fire sensors to fight wildfires before they happen

New sensors "smell" fires before they ignite, rather than relying on cameras

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Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Chicago’s haze from wildfire smoke underscores the need for better forest management

As Canadian wildfire smoke blanketed Chicago on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Windy City earned the unwelcome distinction of having the “worst air quality of any major city in the world,” according to federal Air Quality Index readings. Authorities issued warnings instructing residents to stay indoors if possible or don masks…

Evening Standard

Smoke from Canada wildfires reaches UK - as 100 million Americans warned over air quality

‘Unhealthy’ air quality was recorded in New York and Chicago on Thursday

The Independent UK

Arizona city holds 10-year remembrance for 19 firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire

Friday marks 10 years since one of the deadliest wildland fires in the U.S. killed 19 members of an elite central Arizona firefighting crew

Axios

In photos: Smoke from Canada's historic wildfires stretches across U.S. and into Europe

Detroit, D.C., New York City and Toronto are enduring some of the world's worst air quality tonight.

Tribune News Service

California is off to a slow fire season so far, but Newsom, fire leaders urge readiness as summer begins

With reservoirs full and snow still deep across the Sierra Nevada following one of the wettest winters in recent decades, California is off to a slow start this year to fire season.

Space

Smoke from Canadian wildfires chokes US Midwest, reaches Europe (satellite photos)

Smoke from raging Canadian wildfires can be seen from space as it gathers over the U.S. Midwest and darkens skies in Europe over Spain, Portugal and the U.K.

Chronicle Live

Northumberland wildfire warning as weather heats up ahead of tourism high season

There were 15 wildfires in Northumberland last year

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