Aus in firing line of spring ‘double-whammy’

Following a sobering forecast by the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council about the bushfire season ahead, Australians are being urged to get ready now for a hotter, drier and more dangerous spring.

Aus in firing line of spring ‘double-whammy’

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In the American West, wildfire comes for the suburbs

Following a recent study in the journal Nature Natural Hazards which found that the expansion of housing, in tandem with climate change, has quadrupled the risk of destructive wildfires in California, Grist tackles the topic of suburban wildfires which have ravaged neighborhoods in Reno, Nevada, and Spokane, Washington, this summer.

In the American West, wildfire comes for the suburbs

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Heat-fueled wildfires tear through U.S., consuming thousands of acres

Amid record heat, more than 90 wildfires are raging across the U.S., and Southern California is facing extreme heat later this week, which will cause the wildfire danger to spike, the excessive heat even affecting helicopters, which can only take off with half-loads and fly slower than usual so as not to tax their engines.

Heat-fueled wildfires tear through U.S., consuming thousands of acres

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Heat, drought continue fueling wildfire risk from Texas to California and Washington

Accuweather provided a grim outlook of unrelenting heat, record drought and gusty winds fueling new and existing wildfires, raising the danger of new blazes breaking out across the fire-battered West.

Heat, drought continue fueling wildfire risk from Texas to California and Washington

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National Fire News

The National Interagency Fire Center reported that 22,183 firefighters and support personnel are battling 224 new wildfires, including 13 new large fires, in a year which has seen 51,063 wildfires burn more than 7.8 million acres nationwide.

National Fire News

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Firefighters battle 79 large wildfires nationwide as 200 new fires are reported

The National Interagency Fire Council reported that 22,122 firefighters and support personnel battled 200 wildfires nationwide over the weekend, including five new large fires, noting that the Northwest had the most fire activity in the nation, with 29 large fires and 11 complex incident management teams assigned.

Firefighters battle 79 large wildfires nationwide as 200 new fires are reported

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Smoke transport in the Arctic and intense seasonal fires in Indonesia

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mark Parrington, Senior Scientist at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts' Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, discussed how wildfires in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere are creating smoky conditions north and south of the Equator this year.

Smoke transport in the Arctic and intense seasonal fires in Indonesia

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Map Shows Largest Active Wildfires in US Right Now

Newsweek provided a map of where wildfires are currently burning across the U.S., with massive blazes burning in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Kansas collectively accounting for millions of acres, with Oregon hosting four of the 10 largest fires currently burning.

Map Shows Largest Active Wildfires in US Right Now

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'Mayday, Mayday, Mayday': Report outlines moments before fatal crash at Utah wildfire

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released its initial report detailing the deadly crash near the Sevier-Millard county line, in Utah, of a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helping fight the Widemouth 2 Fire on August 7th, which killed both pilots.

'Mayday, Mayday, Mayday': Report outlines moments before fatal crash at Utah wildfire

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The Arctic boreal forests are burning: Here's why this matters to the world

The World Economic Forum delved into the worsening problem of wildfires breaking out in the boreal and Arctic regions, which became a major contributor of greenhouse gasses as 335 million hectares of land burned worldwide in 2025.

The Arctic boreal forests are burning: Here's why this matters to the world

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National Fire News

The National Interagency Fire Center reported that 92 new wildfires were burning nationwide on Sunday, including four new large fires, as 28,710 personnel struggled to contain 80 large fires, in a year in which 48,960 wildfires have burned more than 7.2 million acres so far.

National Fire News

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Federal Job Cuts Are Making Wildfires Harder to Fight

The New York Times delved into the details of how federal job cuts have impacted wildfire response in a year which is shaping up to be one for the record books, with over 48,000 wildfires burning more than 6.5 million acres across the U.S. by mid-August.

Federal Job Cuts Are Making Wildfires Harder to Fight

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In record US wildfire season, firefighter entrapments hit 20-year high

The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center reported that U.S. firefighting personnel are being overrun by wildfires at the highest rate in two decades, leading to six deaths and dozens of injuries in 12 entrapments this year.

In record US wildfire season, firefighter entrapments hit 20-year high

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Feds visit Boise as new wildfire strategy takes shape

With the National Interagency Fire Center reporting that over 30,000 personnel are fighting more than 100 large wildfires nationwide, they raised the National Preparedness Level to 5, its highest setting, even as the secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior highlighted changes they say will improve the federal response to wildfires.

Feds visit Boise as new wildfire strategy takes shape

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High temps and drought fuel dozens of fires across the West, including near Reno, Nevada

Boise State Public Radio provided an interactive map which shows where scores of wildfires are burning across the western United States, including more than a dozen that are over 100,000 acres in size, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

High temps and drought fuel dozens of fires across the West, including near Reno, Nevada

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As new blazes emerge, crews battle nearly 200 wildfires across US

More than 20,000 people in southwest Canada and the western United States have fled their homes as more than 183 wildfires, including eight new large ones that were fueled by hot, dry weather, blaze across approximately 3 million acres.

As new blazes emerge, crews battle nearly 200 wildfires across US

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When tragedy strikes, America's wildland firefighters ask, was it 'somebody that we loved?'

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Brian Fennessy, Director of the US Wildland Fire Service, discussed a report on the deaths of three wildland firefighters from the Rifle Interagency Helitack Crew in late June which sheds light on the extreme and dangerous conditions they faced, and the impact on the tight-knit wildland firefighter community.

When tragedy strikes, America's wildland firefighters ask, was it 'somebody that we loved?'

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Aerial firefighting operations provide key support during Spokane Area Fires

A video news segment covered the action as aerial firefighters grappled with Spokane wildfires, AeroFlite and Coulson Aviation personnel discussing the fact that this has been an all-hands event, with all eight of AeroFlite's Spokane, Washington-based aircraft in the air at the moment.

Aerial firefighting operations provide key support during Spokane Area Fires

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The Forest Service Announces Wildland Firefighter Unification Feasibility Study Awardee. Study Results Are Expected In February Of 2027.

U.S. Forest Service has announced that the Research Triangle Institute will explore the feasibility of the incorporation of U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighters into the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, under the Department of the Interior.

The Forest Service Announces Wildland Firefighter Unification Feasibility Study Awardee. Study Results Are Expected In February Of 2027.

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Forest Service air tanker base plays key role during Montana fire season

As wildfire season intensifies across the West, Montana's Helena U.S. Forest Service Air Tanker Base, which accommodates everything from single-engine air-tankers (SEATS) and helicopters with buckets to very large air-tankers, better known as VLATs, like the DC-10, is playing a critical role in getting firefighting aircraft turned around quickly.

Forest Service air tanker base plays key role during Montana fire season

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U.S. wildfire season exceeds 10-year average

As nearly 100 major wildfires continue to burn across the U.S., blazes in Washington and Oregon have forced evacuations, caused power outages, and burned hundreds of thousands of acres in the Pacific Northwest alone.

U.S. wildfire season exceeds 10-year average

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