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Wildfire News Of The Day (the Firebomber Publications blog) provides comprehensive international wildfire news. Subscribers include over 10,000 personnel from fire agencies, contractors, and government entities on five continents. "BEST NEWSLETTER I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY 32 YEARS IN THE FIRE SERVICE" - San Diego Fire Department Chief Brian Fennessy.

Wednesday, August 05, 2026

The Forest Service Announces Wildland Firefighter Unification Feasibility Study Awardee. Study Results Are Expected In February Of 2027.


U.S. Forest Service has announced that the Research Triangle Institute will explore the feasibility of the incorporation of U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighters into the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, under the Department of the Interior.

The Forest Service Announces Wildland Firefighter Unification Feasibility Study Awardee. Study Results Are Expected In February Of 2027.

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Tuesday, August 04, 2026

Forest Service air tanker base plays key role during Montana fire season


As wildfire season intensifies across the West, Montana's Helena U.S. Forest Service Air Tanker Base, which accommodates everything from single-engine air-tankers (SEATS) and helicopters with buckets to very large air-tankers, better known as VLATs, like the DC-10, is playing a critical role in getting firefighting aircraft turned around quickly.

Forest Service air tanker base plays key role during Montana fire season

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Monday, August 03, 2026

U.S. wildfire season exceeds 10-year average


As nearly 100 major wildfires continue to burn across the U.S., blazes in Washington and Oregon have forced evacuations, caused power outages, and burned hundreds of thousands of acres in the Pacific Northwest alone.

U.S. wildfire season exceeds 10-year average

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Friday, July 31, 2026

Municipal fire departments take on growing role in wildfire response


As wildfires continue to burn across the U.S. and Canada, the International Association of Fire Fighters discussed how their training is preparing municipal fire departments to assist wildland crews and equipment who are stretched thin.

Municipal fire departments take on growing role in wildfire response

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Thursday, July 30, 2026

France, Spain and Greece battle wildfires as Europe swelters


Firefighters in France, Spain and Greece are battling major wildfires, with Spain bringing the blaze on the border between Madrid and ‌Castilla y Leon under control, but facing new threats as intense heat, dry vegetation and powerful winds kept much of southern Europe on high alert.

France, Spain and Greece battle wildfires as Europe swelters

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global burning is oddly decreasing


Despite headlines about wildfires raging in various parts of the world, particularly in Europe and North America, key worldwide burning statistics are at a record low, largely because Africa and Asia are controlling fires more.

Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global burning is oddly decreasing

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

‘We’re losing our ability to manage forest fires’ as West becomes hotter and drier, researcher says


A professor of geography at Clark University in Massachusetts whose research focuses on climate and mountain ecosystems warned that methods which have traditionally been used to deal with wildfires may no longer be effective in the age of megafires, something debated by fellow wildfire experts in this article.

‘We’re losing our ability to manage forest fires’ as West becomes hotter and drier, researcher says

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