US wildfires: They’re getting bigger, prompting changes in firefighting workforce

Associated Press 04/10/2024

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — It’s shaping up to be a long wildfire season, with Texas already seeing its largest blaze in recorded history and firefighters becoming overwhelmed with recent blazes in Virginia. Just in the first three months…

Forest fires kill 51 in Chile, menace urban areas

02/04/2024

(Reuters) -Forest fires raging in central Chile have killed at least 51 people and the death toll is likely to keep climbing, authorities said on Saturday, as emergency services battled to snuff out flames threatening urban areas.…

Rescuers in Greece find 18 burned bodies as wildfires spread

08/23/2023

ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece—Eighteen burned bodies, possibly migrants, were found on Tuesday in a rural area in northern Greece where wildfires were burning out of control for a fourth day, authorities said, as gale force winds fanned blazes across…

2 more Filipino casualties in Hawaii wildfires still being verified — DFA

Charie Abarca 08/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said they are verifying reports of two more Filipino casualties in the Hawaii wildfires. De Vega, in a message to INQUIRER.net, said the DFA uses official sources before confirming…

Wildfire on Spain’s popular tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately, official says

Associated Press 08/21/2023

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands  — Canary Islands regional President Fernando Clavijo said Sunday that police have confirmed that a wildfire raging on the Spanish tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately. Clavijo said police had…

Canadian firefighters wage epic battle to save communities after mass evacuations

Associated Press 08/20/2023

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Firefighters battling wildfires in Canada on Saturday sought to stop flames that swept through the West Kelowna suburbs in British Columbia, forced the evacuation of a university campus and fouled the air with…

Canada demands Meta lift ‘reckless’ ban on news to allow fires info to be shared

Associated Press 08/19/2023

OTTAWA — The Canadian government is demanding that Meta lift a “reckless” ban on domestic news from its platforms to allow people to share information about wildfires in the west of the country. Meta started blocking news…

1 Filipino dies in Hawaii wildfires says DFA exec

Jean Mangaluz 08/19/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday reported the death of a Filipino in the catastrophic wildfires in Hawaii. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said the victim’s name was Alfredo Galinato. “He was…

Wildfire closing in on capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories; city empties as thousands flee

Associated Press 08/19/2023

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Residents heeded warnings to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as a massive wildfire burned toward the city of 20,000, while firefighters on Friday battled a growing fire that set homes ablaze…

Maui wildfires deadliest in century as death toll hits 93

Reuters 08/13/2023

KAHULUI, Hawaii — The death toll from the Maui wildfires in Hawaii reached 93 on Saturday, according to the Maui County website, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, with the total likely…

Maui wildfires: Death toll rises to 67 as survivors begin returning home to assess damage

Associated Press 08/12/2023

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The death toll in Maui rose to 67 on Friday as officials confirmed another 12 fatalities from a massive blaze that turned large swaths of a centuries-old town into a hellscape of ashen…

Thousands moved to safety as wildfires rage on Greek island of Rhodes

Agence France Presse 07/23/2023

Officials on the Greek island of Rhodes evacuated thousands of locals and tourists from villages in the southeast of the Aegean island, where wildfires were raging out of control for a fifth day. High winds and a…

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