The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

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 · Jul 11, 2023

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 · Jul 11, 2023

‘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 · Jul 11, 2023

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

Chronicle Live · Jul 7, 2023

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

Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

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.

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2023

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 Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

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 · Jul 5, 2023

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 · Jul 5, 2023