World Nature Conservation Day on 28 July provides an opportunity to reflect on the increasing threat wildfires pose to communities, ecosystems and critical infrastructure worldwide. In recent years, fire services around the globe have faced increasingly severe wildfire seasons driven by rising temperatures, prolonged droughts and...
As wildfire seasons become longer and more intense around the world, Greece is pioneering a new approach to fire detection that could offer valuable insight for fire services looking to strengthen their own capabilities. The country has become the first in the world to integrate a...
[info_box point1="Wildfires have swept across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa" point2="The Joint Research Centre (JRC) shows that 2,242,195 hectares of land were burned last year" point3="That's a 20 per cent increase on 2024 and around two and a half times higher than in 2023"] Wildfires have...
[info_box point1="A wave of destructive wildfires has swept across South Africa’s Eastern and Western Cape provinces" point2="In the Eastern Cape, fires burning through the Kouga Municipality prompted urgent evacuations on Thursday" point3="Kouga Municipality mayor Hattingh Bornman said the fires led to the closure of the...
[info_box point1="The SFPE Educational & Scientific Foundation has announced initiatives and resources" point2= "The SFPE releases the Second Edition of the Wildland-Urban Interface Virtual Handbook for Fire Risk Assessment & Mitigation" point3="It also co-hosts a free webinar with the SFPE Fire Service Subcommittee"] The SFPE Educational...
[info_box point1="Unauthorised drone operations in wildfire zones have posed serious challenges for firefighting efforts" point2="A Canadian Super Scooper aircraft was grounded after colliding with a drone" point3="With drone flights causing delays, emergency responders are facing increasing difficulties due to emerging drone technologies"] Unauthorised drone operations in...
[info_box point1="Vallfirest is advancing its growth strategy by partnering with Suma Capital" point2="The company aims to strengthen its leadership in the wildland firefighting industry" point3="Vallfirest has pioneered designing and developing advanced tools"] Vallfirest is advancing its growth strategy by partnering with Suma Capital in a new...
Authorities in South Africa ordered a full evacuation of Pringle Bay, near Cape Town after wildfires swept down the mountains towards the coastal town. The fires began on Monday last week, fuelled by the hot, dry weather. Annelie Rabie, mayor of the Overstrand municipality said up to...
Emergency officials have confirmed at least 38 people have died in the wildfires that have swept through Africa's Algeria. Last week, the country's interior minister Kamel Beldjoud said 24 people died in El Tarf, near the border with Tunisia, as well as a mother and daughter in...
Deadly forest fires in northern Algeria in Africa have killed 26 people and left dozens more injured. Kamel Beldjoud, the country's interior minister, said 24 died in El Tarf, near the border with Tunisia, as well as a mother and daughter in Setif. The fires are...