Hawaii wildfire: Thousands forced to evacuate Maui towns
A brush fire of 1,200 hectares burns out of control through island’s central valley.
Thousands of people on Maui have been ordered to evacuate two towns in the...
Alberta wildfires continue burning out of control: Another 9,000 people forced to leave home as wildfires spread in northern Alberta
As of June 18, more than 9,000 people were out of their homes due to wildfires in Alberta, including about 700 from the Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement, who were forced to leave...
All these unprecedented fires in recent years bring focus on how all that smoke actually harm our wildfire firefighter warriors
When Timothy Ingalsbee thinks back on his days in the 1980s and '90s fighting wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, he remembers the adventure of jumping out of a helicopter into the wilderness,...
The wildfires in Alberta, Canada are so huge that their smoke has reached Europe
There are currently 21 wildfires burning in Alberta. Seven of them are burning "out of control."
Smoke billowing from the destructive fires - Chuckegg Creek Wildfire (692,000 acres) and...
Megafire grows to 568,000 acres in Alberta, Canada, shrouding in smoke Calgary, Edmonton and turning sunsets RED in the US
One week ago, I wrote an article about the Chuckegg Creek Fire in Northern Alberta near the town of High Level going out of control. At that time it had already burned...
Out-of-control fires in Israel now contained – 3,500 people evacuated – Dozens of homes burnt – International help
Firefighters managed to contain by Saturday the wildfires that had raged throughout Israel the previous days. Some 3,500 people were evacuated from towns and dozens of homes were destroyed during the...
Chuckegg Creek wildfire burns out of control in Alberta, Canada – already 69,000 hectares burnt (170,503 acres) – Evacuations – Power outage -Local state of emergency
The Chuckegg Creek wildfire is burning out of control in the High Level Forest Area, to the southwest and west of the town of High Level, in Alberta, Canada. The fire has...
Problematic monster forest fires burn more than 58,000 hectares (145,000 acres) in Russia… And it’s not even summer!
Wildfires are blazing on about 58,000 hectares (145,000 acres) throughout the eastern reaches of Russia, threatening small villages and forcing the evacuation of children and senior citizens.
Huge...
Insurance claims from deadly California wildfires in November top $12 billion – Most costly fires in state history
Insurance claims have topped $12 billion for the November wildfires in California, making them the most expensive in state history. The figure released Wednesday by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara covers the fire...
Missile factory heavily damaged by raging fire in Siberia (videos and pictures)
A raging fire ripped through a leading Russian missile-making plant in Siberia on April 26, 2019.
Massive Fire Rages Out Of Control At Russian Missile Plant. Picture via...
Northern Europe is BURNING: Wildfires going out of control trigger massive evacuation emergencies in Norway, Sweden – Germany, and Scotland also in flames
Hundreds of people have had to leave their homes in Norway as emergency services try to extinguish forest fires raging in the south of the country. Some 148 homes were evacuated around...
Furious steppe fires in the Baikal Region, Russia, leave 240 people homeless as their homes and cattle burn down – State of Emergency
Fires are going out of control due to strong winds in Russia. Several villages have almost completely burned down during steppe fires in Transbaikalia. Just on April 19, 2019, more than 240...
This is AWFUL! Notre Dame de Paris is on FIRE and burns down!
Yes, indeed! This is terrible! According to photos and videos from Paris, a huge fire is consuming the spire and roof of the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral. Over the years, the cathedral...
There’s a lot of Paradises out there! California aims to identify wildfire-prone towns that could be next Paradise
Impoverished towns in the shadow of Mount Shasta. Rustic Gold Rush cities in the Sierra Nevada foothills. High-dollar resort communities on the shores of Lake Tahoe. Ritzy Los Angeles County suburbs. They...
Rare NATIONAL disaster declared as GIANT forest fire kills at least 2, injures 35 and triggers 4200 evacuations in South Korea
A giant forest fire swept across swathes of South Korea Friday, as authorities declared a rare national disaster, deploying 900 fire engines and tens of thousands of personnel to bring it under...
It’s not even April and Washington already had 50 brush fires
We are not even into April, but we’ve had 50 brush fires across Washington just this week. Firefighters usually start getting busy fighting brush fires and wildfires starting in June, so the...
California in ‘Extreme Peril’ from FIRE THREAT – Gov. Gavin Newsom declares STATEWIDE fire emergency to PREPARE
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide wildfire emergency Friday, citing “extreme peril” to life and property, in an effort to speed up forest clearing measures. There have only been two other...
‘It is too late to leave! Leaving now would be deadly!’ Authorities warn the Victoria INFERNO is ‘worse’ than the Black Saturday bushfires that killed 173 as the fires are going OUT-OF-CONTROL in Australia!
Firefighters have given chilling advice to residents as a fire rips through east Victoria - as authorities warn the bushfires are 'worse' than the Black Saturday bushfires almost a decade ago. Lightning...
Major blaze in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
A major blaze has broken out in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone – the site of the worst nuclear disaster in human history. The fire hit a forest some 20 kilometers away from...
5 simultaneous wildfires going out-of-control in Chile – curfew imposed
In central regions of Chile, a curfew has been imposed due to forest fires going out-of-control in urban areas. The Chilean has already killed 2 last week. Two days ago, 5 fires...
Apocalyptic scenery: Huge fire ravages 600 homes in Brazil’s Amazon
A huge fire blazed through 600 wooden homes built on stilts next to a river in Brazil's Amazon region overnight, decimating a poor area of the city of Manaus.
Paradise, Ca ‘Camp’ fire FLYOVER the day after the flight restriction was lifted! Total destruction!
This is another terrifying video of the Paradise tragedy... A big picture overview of the devastation and a better understanding of how this fire destroyed this town.
Catastrophic Australia’s 2,000km wall of fire forces thousands to flee as 140 bushfires tear through Queensland
Nearly 10,000 people have been told to flee immediately as more than 140 fast-moving blazes tear through Queensland amid the state's bushfire crisis. Thousands of people were evacuated from communities in central Queensland after...
Smoke from wildfires burning in California reaches all the way to New York City
Smoke from California wildfires spread to New York, 3,000 miles away with haze envelopping Washington DC and other east coast cities. Incredible!
The US east coast has been provided a firsthand reminder of the deadly...
Is the government concealing California’s wildfire death toll?
This is an interesting article I have found on the Someone's Bones website. It talks about the cruel possibility that the governement is maybe... or probably... concealing the death toll of the massive and...
Look! This flame throwing helicopter is used to fight a wilfire by starting another one… You get it?
Battling a wildfire is akin to precision high-speed landscaping. That's why crews fighting massive fires - maybe also now in California - sometimes have dusted off a somewhat extraordinary piece of equipment: the...
Cover-up? California wildfire tears through nuclear waste site and nobody talks about it!
The destructive fire passed through the Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL), a federal Superfund site in the Simi Hills that was the site of the worst nuclear meltdown in US history in 1959. While...
There’s a volcano erupting near Santa Monica in California
The smoke released by the California wildfires are toxic... And for people relaxing on the beach in Santa Monica, it is like if they were watching a volcanic eruption.
This video shows the smoke asphyxiating...
Yes, it’s so BAD! Bay Area air quality reaches Beijing levels forcing pedestrians to walk with surgical masks…
In an unusual move, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) has issued a Winter Spare the Air Alert from Friday all the way through Monday because of heavy smoke and particulates drifting...
Basically the whole town is on fire: Fast-moving wildfires prompt tens of thousands of evacuations in both Northern and Southern California – Paradise devastated by inferno
Fast-moving wildfires prompted tens of thousands of evacuations in both Northern and Southern California, including the entire beachside city of Malibu, sending residents fleeing for their lives on short notice. The largest inferno, sparked...
‘Fire-floods’ are the new threat in California disasters
Brent Larson awoke at 4 a.m. to the shake and rumble of what felt like a freight train rolling down the hill toward his Santa Barbara County home. He leaped from his bed and...
Unprecedented deluge in Italy: Water levels rise 10 meters in river; Hundreds of Maserati burn down in apocalyptic fire
This is amazing! This river has just taken 10 meters in height in just a few days of rain during unprecedented storms in Italy.
Thousands of citizens have been evacuated in the Treviso area after...
Many areas in Australia announce earliest total fire bans in history after record winter heat and low rainfall
This year’s record winter heat and low rainfall has not only led to severe drought, it has prompted many areas around Queensland, NSW and Victoria to announce their earliest total fire ban in history.
In...
Wildfire season isn’t finished in California yet: New fires grow quickly and trigger evacuations near Redding, Bridgeport, Hyampon across Shasta County
The wildfire season has no end in California as new fires breaks out and grow rapidly across the state. Firefighters are battling a new round of wildfires in California even as battles against earlier...
Wildfire season 2018 now the worst in history of British Columbia, Canada
More of B.C. has burned in wildfires in 2018 than any year on record. Yes, 2018 is now the worst fire season on record as B.C. extends state of emergency in Canada. Close to...
What the heck is going on with California wildfire situation? California has experienced six of its most destructive wildfires in just 10 months
California has experienced six of its most destructive wildfires in just 10 months. The fires have charred more than 10,000 structures and claimed dozens of lives. The Carr Fire near Redding has joined five...
Wildfires rage across Europe as countries battle intense heat wave
As a scorching heat wave engulfs large parts of Europe this summer, fires have torn through dozens of countries across the European Union. From Germany to France to Sweden, countries in Western Europe are...
Fire apocalypse in Greece kills at least 74 within 24 hours as blaze ‘struck like flamethrower’ – Survivors forced into the sea
"The flames were chasing us all the way to the water". Survivors of the wildfires that have killed at least 74 people in Greece have described how they were forced into the sea by...
California Fires bring on cluster of mysterious rashes and strange ‘allergic reactions’
This is very weird! A Rancho Cordova community is itching for answers after several neighbors reported getting rashes and what appears to be a bizarre allergic reaction. Many of the incidents happened last weekend at...
San Francisco’s sky covered by eerie orange haze as raging wildfires spread across Northern California
An eerie orange haze covered the San Francisco sky over the weekend as terrifying photos show the raging wildfire spread across Northern California. Smoke from the Yolo County fire was contributing to poor air...
