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November 13, 2026 / 2 minutes

‘Unfathomably’ fast wildfire killed 4 wildland firefighters near Colorado-Utah border, new report finds

The first federal report on the Knowles Fire, which killed four wildland firefighters near the Colorado-Utah border on June 27, was released by the Department of the Interior on Friday. The 95-page report used interviews from the surviving firefighter, fire managers, and other crew members working nearby fires to gain

North Australia and Rangelands Fire Information - NAFI, current fires at 10 November 2026.

November 10, 2026 / 1 minute

New federal support for Australian bushfire preparation

A long-awaited funding support for a vital bushfire information service across northern and remote Australia has been included in an Australian Government $12 million package to boost bushfire preparations ahead of a predicted active fire season across the southern states. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a series of measures

November 9, 2026 / 1 minute

Two helicopter crashes kill 4, injure 2, as wildfires rage

Two separate firefighting helicopter crashes in four days have left four dead and two injured as Indonesia’s wildfires continue to burn across the nation. The latest crash happened on Sunday during a firefighting operation in the Barito River waters of Tabatan Village, in the Kuripan District of South Kalimantan, according

November 5, 2026 / 1 minute

New ‘firewave’ term narrowly misses Word of the Year recognition

A term invented to describe the growing threat of simultaneous urban wildfires narrowly missed recognition as “Word of the Year.” “Firewave” describes a series of urban wildfires within a short period of time, usually due to extended periods of hot and dry weather. The definition is listed in the international