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September 30, 2026 / 1 minute

Abandoned campfire caused Yosemite Dome Fire that killed two pilots

The Dome Fire that has burned over 5,000 acres and caused the deaths of two pilots in Yosemite National Park was caused by an abandoned campfire, according to fire crews at the scene. Investigators listed the fire’s cause on Inciweb, but did not release details on how they determined the

September 27, 2026 / 1 minute

Winning ideas to transform wildfire detection and response

Teams from across the world have competed to build transformative technology for wildfire detection and response. The winners were given hundreds of thousands of dollars to continue their development. The teams were awarded the funds at the XPRIZE Wildfire Competition Awardee Ceremony at the New York City Fire Museum on

Fire management in the Northern Territory, Australia.

September 25, 2026 / 1 minute

Large fires across top of Australia

It is now peak fire season in Australia. In September? That’s news for Australia’s densely populated southerly regions two and half months away from a summer that is predicted to be an active one for bushfire as the El Nino takes hold. But across the top half of the continent,

September 23, 2026 / 1 minute

Canada’s largest fire detector acquires US wildfire business despite barriers

Wildfire detection company SenseNet, Canada’s largest wildfire detection operator, recently announced the acquisition of N5 Sensors‘ wildfire-related assets, a semiconductor producer in the United States, despite the company’s recent failure in a federal audit and the two nations being in the middle of a trade war. N5 builds environmental and