Synchronized wildfires will strain global fire resources: report
While the trend to more extreme fire weather days is well understood for many regions worldwide, a new study has identified the rising incidence of widespread concurrent extreme fire weather days across multiple global regions. The increased risk of concurrent…
Canada boosts national aerial firefighting capacity
The Government of Canada is investing $316.7 million over the next five years to increase Canada’s aerial wildfire firefighting capacity. This investment, from the Budget 2025 commitment to bolster provincial and territorial aerial firefighting capacity, will …
‘Unprecedented’ snow drought sets up extreme wildfires for Western US in 2026
It’s been 40 years since the United States’ western region has experienced this low of snowpack near winter’s end, setting the stage for what many fear will be an early and extreme peak wildfire season. Much of the mountainous West is experie…
A new national prescribed burning training program for Canada
Canada is lifting its commitment to prescribed fire with the establishment of a new national training program funded by a large injection of philanthropic money. The new $CAD 8 million Canadian Prescribed Fire Training Program (CPFTP), is co-dev…
Europe burns – a view to the summer of 2026
by Guillermo Rein After two decades studying wildfires across continents, and watching Europe burn every summer, I keep returning to the same uncomfortable conclusion: this is not a failure of the fire service or a government. It is a failure of society. In th…
Four days of Fire Behaviour and Fuels – program release
The four day program for the 8th International Fire Behaviour and Fuels conference in Hobart, Tasmania, in April, is now online. Following on from the success of the 2024 conference in three cities across three countries – Canberra/Australia, Tralee…
Program release – smoke conference 2026
The conference program is out and registrations are open for the 2026 International Smoke Symposium in Florida in late March. This premier event convenes air quality specialists, fire professionals, health scientists, policymakers, and technology innovators to…
No new EU firefighting force, despite commissioner’s comments
The European Union is walking back claims that it is forming a new continent-wide wildfire-fighting force two weeks after a top commissioner announced it. As reported by Wildfire Today, EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra announced the Union’s new …
Wildfires trigger ‘Agriculture Emergency’ in Texas
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller declared an Agriculture Emergency on Wednesday, stemming from alleged devastating losses to farmers in the state from wildfires. Large portions of the Texas Panhandle are facing “extremely critical” wildfir…
End to landmark roadless rule will make wildfires more likely: study
Roads have long played an important role in managing fires on public lands, but newly published research found that roads have also increased wildfire ignitions and ecosystem damage. The scientific study, published by members of the Wilderness Society in Sprin…