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Cultural burning is safer for koalas and better for people too

Koalas are an iconic endangered species living in a fire-prone environment. This makes them an ideal subject when investigating solutions to wildfires.

The Conversation

Blaze breaks out at Scots takeaway as emergency crews battle to control fire

Witnesses described the strong smell of smoke as the area was cordoned off and travel services diverted while emergency services deal with the incident.

Daily Record

Edinburgh fire service race to shoreline blaze with smoke seen from as far away as Fife

One concerned resident looks to have captured the smoke as it rose into the Granton sky this morning. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service remain on site tackling the fire.

Edinburgh Live

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Glasgow family devastated after losing beloved gran in tragic Yoker house fire

A GoFundMe has been launched to help a family have been left homeless following a tragic fire that took the life of a 60-year-old woman at a property in Yoker.

Glasgow Live

M1 emergency works after '113 tonne crane fire' as closure remains between J30 and J31

Fire crews were called to the scene of a crane fire

Nottingham Post

Scotland wildfire warnings as 'extreme' risks raised this weekend amid cold weather

Dry conditions in Scotland this weekend have brought on warnings of "extreme" wildfire risks by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Daily Record

Wildfire risk 'extreme' in parts of Scotland over the weekend

THE fire service has issued its first wildfire warning of the year, with the risk rated “extreme” and “very high” on Friday and into the…

The National (Scotland)

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How to Deal With Property Insurance Claims After Wildfires

There are right ways to deal with your insurance company, and there are ways that will slow down the process. Here's how to do it the right way.

Kiplinger

Pact to settle lawsuits in deadliest Vegas apartment fire

A confidential settlement has been reached in civil negligence lawsuits stemming from a December 2019 fire that killed six people at a downtown Las Vegas apartment building

The Independent UK

Tambaroora blaze near Hill End returns to Watch and Act level despite eased conditions

Conditions ease as firefighters begin day six of trying to control the Tambaroora, Alpha Road blaze, north of Bathurst.

ABC News

‘It is ginormous’: bushfire in NSW’s central west puts rural communities on edge

Rural Fire Service says blaze north of Hill End could burn for weeks as locals struggle to save properties

The Guardian - AU

New Mexico lawmakers seek assurances amid prescribed burns

Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are looking for assurances from the U.S. Forest Service that the agency is taking preventative measures to ensure that future prescribed fires don't turn into disasters

The Independent UK

Revealed: Several fire-destroyed Wennington homes were uninsured

Havering Council’s chief executive said the authority ‘will continue to do all we can to help’

Evening Standard

Out-of-control bushfire burning more than 15,000ha continues to spread near Hill End, NSW

Possibly hundreds more properties under threat over coming days by bushfire in NSW Central West.

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London Fire Brigade brings in new equipment to tackle summer wildfires

Emergency services were caught by surprise last summer when the devastating fire at Wennington leapt across a two-lane road from one side to the other

ABC News

Tambaroora bushfire in NSW Central West upgraded to emergency level, homes damaged

Homes damaged and farm infrastructure lost as people are told to seek shelter from a massive blaze in the NSW Central West, which has been upgraded to emergency level.

AAP

NSW heatwave breaks after city swelters

A heatwave that saw Sydney swelter through its hottest March days in years has broken, with temperatures to ease throughout the remainder of the week.

Chronicle Live

Councillors voice concerns over return of devastating wildfires in Gateshead

Councillors worry low rainfall and climate change may contribute to more wildfires later this year

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The Guardian - AU

Hot, windy conditions drive up NSW fire danger again before Wednesday’s cool change

Heatwave continues along the coast and extreme fire danger forecast inland as windy weather picks up

The New Daily

Heatwave conditions continue in NSW

Sweltering conditions continue across NSW with a heatwave bringing more hot and windy weather and sending the mercury back into the mid-30s.

The Conversation

The West's iconic forests are increasingly struggling to recover from wildfires – altering how fires burn could boost their chances

Wildfires and severe drought are killing trees at an alarming rate across the West, and forests are struggling to recover as the planet warms. However, new research shows there are ways to improve forests’ chances of recovery – by altering how wildfires burn.

AAP

Heatwave continues as NSW keeps sweating on cool change

Sweltering conditions are continuing across NSW, with a heatwave bringing more hot and windy weather, sending the mercury back into the mid-30s.

The New Daily

Properties under fire as state faces ‘greatest risk since Black Summer’

Firefighters battled to save properties overnight in regional NSW amid the state's greatest bushfire risk since the deadly Black Summer bushfires.

ABC News

Tambaroora fire in NSW central west upgraded to emergency alert as winds and temperatures increase

Hot and windy conditions add to firefighters' struggles as fire spreads in rugged terrain near Bathurst, with more than 3,100 hectares burnt since Sunday.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney swelters through hottest day in two years amid NSW heatwave

High fire danger expected for prolonged period across state in first time since black summer bushfires, RFS says

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