‘Rapid’ wildfire kills 4 Canadian military members, injures 39 others
Four military members were killed and 39 others were injured at the Canadian Forces Base in Wainwright after a “rapidly spreading” wildfire on Saturday, government officials confirmed on Sunday. Maj. Gen. Wade Rutland, who oversees the headquarters…
The enemy below – why there are peatland fires in new places
By Anton Beneslavskiy I fought my first peat fire in 2020 while working as a volunteer firefighter. We poured a lot of water onto it. Despite repeatedly spraying the blackened area, the peat continued to smoulder. That was my first encounter with the trickiest…
LA faces ‘critical’ fire danger, electricity cutoffs ahead of forecast Santa Ana winds
The first fierce dry winds of California’s Santa Ana season are forecast to make landfall on Thursday and Friday, prompting officials to warn residents about the high potential for wildfire. The National Weather Service issued multiple red flag warnings …
Indigenous women build skills
A fire training program for Indigenous women in Australia has resulted in increased confidence and knowledge among participants, a broader network of colleagues, and a commitment to share ideas and techniques. The 12-day Australia Women-in-Fire Prescribed Trai…
Wildfire magazine – latest issue
Wildfire magazine, Issue 2, 2026. Read the latest issue of Wildfire magazine – the magazine of the International Association of Wildland Fire. Read about: Teaching fire skills with Indigenous women in northern Australia Building wildfire resilience in the Indi…
Maui residents contaminated with toxic metals long after 2023 wildfires, study finds
The lungs of many Hawaii residents are filled with extremely high levels of toxic metals, months after the smoke from the disastrous 2023 fires in Lahaina had cleared, according to a recent study published by the University of Hawaiʻi. The research, published …
Tales from a muddy lake – how the fire story in Australia changed when colonisation began
The enduring debate over what fire did or didn’t do before colonial powers arrived has been given another airing with research published in Nature that looks at 1000 years of mud – or more accurately, sediment cores drilled from a lakebed in south-east Victori…
‘Pyroterrorists’ may increasingly use wildfire as a weapon, expert warns
Over a decade ago, the then-US Forest Service’s Deputy Director of Fire and Aviation Management, Robert Baird, warned the nation about the growing threat of “pyroterrorism,” specifically the threat of al-Qaeda setting wildfires. His warning has bee…
Fewer destructive fires in Kimberley landscape due to Indigenous-led burning: study
The number and size of large, destructive fires in the remote Kimberley region of northern Australia have been significantly reduced, mostly due to Indigenous-led fire management over the last decade. In a paper just published in the International Journal of W…
Sorting and sharing in the world of new technology
Wildfire agencies are regularly approached by companies spruiking the next best thing in innovation for wildfire prevention, preparedness, detection, response, recovery or fuels management. The decision to adopt, or to not adopt, any particular innovation is a…