The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Author John Vaillant’s Fire Weather chronicles the 2016 Fort McMurray blaze – Canada’s costliest natural disaster

The blaze spread to two sheds and to the back of three houses, the fire service said

Wildfires in Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta eased on Tuesday thanks to cooler weather, but thousands of people remained under evacuation orders and officials warned temperatures were expected to rise in coming days.

Fire crews were sent to a field in East Lothian on Monday evening after they were alerted to hay bales being on fire near the Spott Roundabout in Dunbar. Flames could be seen for miles.

Wildfires have raged in Russia’s Ural mountains and in Siberia this week, with authorities promising to swiftly contain them

Favourable weather could help efforts to contain more than 100 wildfires, Alberta officials say.

Officials reported 108 fires active in Alberta, Canada - with the number of evacuees forced to abandon their homes climbing to around 29,000 after a state emergency was declared across the state

Alberta on Saturday declared a provincial state of emergency after tens of thousands of Albertans have been forced to evacuate their homes as "unprecedented" wildfires rage on in Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith, head of the ruling United Conservative Party (UCP) said at a press conference.

Fire and research agencies hope a powerful new radar being tested will play a significant role in early warning about some of the most dangerous components of bushfires, including fire storms and vortices.

Crews from six fire engines are tackling the flames

The bushfire outlook for many parts of Australia has changed drastically over the past decade. Environmental conditions have transformed, producing larger and more destructive bushfires.