The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

An area of 2km square has been affected

The blaze broke out yesterday afternoon

BOISE, Idaho — To stop a wildfire, an assortment of agencies must come together — federal, state, tribal and sometimes local firefighters. But when the smoke clears, they must determine who shoulders the costs of the blaze, which can easily total millions of dollars.

An RFS incident controller tells a coronial inquest that sitting back and doing nothing was out of the question as the deadly Currowan bushfire raged in 2019.

'Not only is this a crime, for which they will be prosecuted, but it also places unnecessary pressure on front line services.'

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT AND DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE. Stuart Cooper has been left with 66% of his body covered in burns after waking in the middle of the night to the inferno in his home

The NSW bushfire inquiry hears the use of back-burning was an appropriate fire containment strategy despite claims spotting from the fires may have destroyed homes and killed three people.

Canadian officials say scattered rains and even smoke cover have cooled air temperatures and helped efforts to fight wildfires in Alberta over the weekend

Alberta authorities hope cooler temperatures and showers forecast for the coming week will help firefighters battling blazes in the oil-rich Canadian province, although storms could complicate efforts.

The fire spread across the mountain for several hours

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, residents of Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington were jolted awake by thick smoke and flames licking the walls. As they tried to escape, one crucial fire truck was broken down.