#firefighting

“I’ve spent over 50 years fighting fires, and I’ve watched this threat change beyond recognition,” said former Commissioner of Fire & Rescue NSW Greg Mullins. “The fire seasons start earlier, burn hotter and run longer, because climate pollution from coal, oil and gas is heating the planet.” Australia’s 2019-20 Black Summer disaster was one of the most catastrophic fire seasons in its history, killing 33 people directly, with an additional 417 deaths attributed to smoke inhalation. Mr Mullins said that “in the six years since, we’ve added more pollution to the problem”. “Governments that keep approving new coal, oil and gas projects are raising the risk of even worse fire disasters,” he said. https://thepoint.com.au/new/260708-no-one-is-left-to-come-to-anyones-aid-former-emergency-chiefs-warn-of-a-new-era-of-bushfire-risk #wildfires #Australia #climateRisks #climateChange #firefighting #firefighters #fires #climatePolicy #AusPol

… “Forest fires burn twice as much forest today as they did 20 years ago.” “There are ways to sustainably manage a forest, like through thinning and prescribed burns, fire breaks, those sorts of things that don’t involve clear-cutting an entire forest, but leave the tree standing, leave the healthy ecosystem there, but are still kind of managing the fuel load,” she says. A podcast with Elizabeth Goldman: https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/08/forest-fires-likely-to-continue-to-burn-twice-as-much-without-serious-action-on-climate-change/ #wildfires #climateChange #firefighting #firefighters #fires #climatePolicy

#Ukraine ’s State Emergency Service is increasingly using #unmannedgroundvehicles during response operations after Russian strikes. UGVs are being deployed to help clear rubble, work around damaged buildings, support #firefighting efforts and carry out other tasks Post by @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social — Bluesky

What you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 11 About 100 more Mexican firefighters are set to join B.C.'s wildfire fight, with more than 21,000 people under evacuation order across the province.

The world wants more Canadian-made water bombers. Can Canada build them fast enough? The hand-built planes are unmatched in the firefighting aircraft market and are built to last for decades. Europe wants more of them than ever.

The EU's adaptation framework offers an illusion of preparation. Laying out plans for a 3°C drift average does not make it survivable. But it makes it seem so. 🧵 Europe is not even preparing for what happened recently! In the pine plantations west of Bordeaux, firefighters met the first pyrocumulonimbus France has ever seen. There was the largest firefighting mobilisation in EU history, and the destruction broke records anyway: https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-largest-ever-wildfire-response-2026-summer-2026-06-02_en #climatePolicy #adaptation #megafires #wildfires #plantations #forestry #climateDrift #climateChange #firefighting #firefighters #France #EUPol #policy

Wildfire that broke out in Metro Vancouver's Belcarra Regional Park now being held A wildfire discovered in Belcarra Regional Park on Wednesday afternoon is now being held. Evacuation orders and alerts in the Village of Anmore were rescinded Thursday afternoon, and parks in the area have reopened.

The smoke is so bad that a #firefighting #helicopter just flew past the side of my house, maybe 1000 yards away. I remember flying my helicopter from Wenatchee Heights about 6 miles down to the airport in bad smoke back in 2012. The airport AWOS claimed visibility 10 miles, but it was barely a quarter mile where I was. I took off and flu low level, staying within sight of the ground. (1/2)

B.C. wildfire conditions 'explosive and extremely dangerous' as crews brace for more heat, dry lightning The B.C. Wildfire Service is asking people recreating on Okanagan Lake to clear the way for firefighting aircraft that are gathering water to battle nearby fires.

B.C. wildfire conditions 'explosive and extremely dangerous' as crews brace for more heat, dry lightning The B.C. Wildfire Service is asking people recreating on Okanagan Lake to clear the way for firefighting aircraft that are gathering water to battle nearby fires.

About 100 firefighters are convicted of arson, every year https://www.firerescue1.com/arson-investigation/articles/expert-firefighter-arson-a-long-standing-issue-xHXLFAdYVcQPiuPU/ #HackerNews #Tech #Firefighting

Watch: Helicopters dump water as huge Norway fire destroys homes #ForestFire #Wildfire #Firefighting #EmergencyResponse #HelicopterWaterDrop

More than 100 firefighters tackle railway embankment blaze in east London https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/12/more-than-100-firefighters-tackle-railway-embankment-blaze-in-east-london #Firefighting #LondonNews #UKNews

Emily Barker Loved Fighting Fires. She Died in One She Couldn't Escape. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/us/women-forest-firefighter-deaths-emily-barker.html #Wildfires #Firefighting #WomenInSTEM

Infrasound waves stop kitchen fires, but can they replace sprinklers? Acoustic fire suppression goes commercial. Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/l1hs6#fire #firefighting #infrasound #sprinklers #tech https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/startup-says-sound-waves-can-replace-fire-sprinklers-experts-arent-so-sure/