4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (261+ words) Severe drought across Indonesia’s peatlands caused an outbreak of wildfires encroaching on the site of the country’s new capital city, the emissions of which surged to global highs and triggered a widespread spike in respiratory infections. “Wildfires occur in Indonesia…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (339+ words) After a brief respite for parts of Europe, extreme and very extreme wildfire conditions are forecast across most of southern, central and eastern Europe. The main areas of wildfire risk are in Spanish Iberia, France, the Alps, northern Italy, western…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (298+ words) The full program for the 2026 UK Wildfire Conference is now available with two days of speakers, workshops, exhibitors and a site visit to an area hit by recent wildfires. This biennial conference at Headingly Stadium in Leeds on 10 and 11 November…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (414+ words) While many studies have established that fuel treatments are an effective wildfire mitigation tool, the gap in our understanding has been how a range of different treatments work together over many years across large areas to produce a desired outcome....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (227+ words) The largest international wildland fire conference is heading back to Australia in 2028. The 9th International Wildland Fire Conference will be held in Melbourne, Australia, from 4-7 April 2028 under the theme of “Fire Knowledge, shared across the world”. The once in every four…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (434+ words) Australia is facing a watch and wait scenario for its summer bushfire season as the latest Bushfire Seasonal Outlook predicts a mild but warm spring before the main El Nino impacts are expected to appear later in the year. The…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (251+ words) A wildfire has burned over half of a historic nature preserve in Belgium near the country’s border with Germany, triggering explosions and evacuations in multiple nearby villages. The wildfire, which started on Aug. 13 and was 0% contained as of Tuesday afternoon,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (350+ words) wildfiretoday.com Roadless Rule entirely thrown out under new Trump Administration proposal The United States Department of Agriculture on Tuesday formally began the process of entirely rescinding the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, opening the nation’s protected forests to new development,…...