Malibu fire erupts amid dangerous Santa Ana winds, red flag warning

Multiple wildfires erupted across Los Angeles County on Thursday as powerful Santa Ana winds and rising temperatures whipped up critical wildfire conditions, which meteorologists predicted will persist until 8 PM Saturday.

Malibu fire erupts amid dangerous Santa Ana winds, red flag warning

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As Wildfires Intensify, Communities Have a Bigger Role to Play

Across the U.S., a range of community organizations, such as the Wildfire Adapted Partnership in Colorado, are working alongside public agencies to help residents prepare for wildfires and reduce risks at the local level.

As Wildfires Intensify, Communities Have a Bigger Role to Play

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Wildfire risk is growing. Nevada cannot wait for action | Opinion

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mark Novak, Chairman of the IAFC Wildland Fire Policy Committee, advocated for the U.S. Senate to pass the Fix Our Forests Act to better protect communities across Nevada, the Southwest, and the nation from wildfires.

Wildfire risk is growing. Nevada cannot wait for action | Opinion

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If Wildfire Is Not A National Security Issue, What Is It? It Just Remains Another Low Priority Budget, Agency, And Workforce.

An editorial from the HotShot Wakeup railed at the fact that wildfires are not being given priority by government officials, especially Congress, as a national security issue, unlike other issues like military preparedness.

If Wildfire Is Not A National Security Issue, What Is It? It Just Remains Another Low Priority Budget, Agency, And Workforce.

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‘Pyroterrorists’ may increasingly use wildfire as a weapon, expert warns

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Hunter Bassler, a Journalist at the IAWF's Wildfire Today, highlighted Fire as a Weapon – the European Experience, which was published in the counter-terrorism medical journal ASPIS Medical in July 2025, providing an example of how wildfires can be used as a weapon, both by terrorists and other violent actors.

‘Pyroterrorists’ may increasingly use wildfire as a weapon, expert warns/

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Ecologist Michelle Mack Advocates For Forest-Based Solutions to Curb Wildfire Emissions

A Northern Arizona University ecologist discussed how targeted firefighting and planting fewer flammable trees could help slow a cycle of warming and worsening wildfires in North America’s boreal forest, as high northern latitudes warm three to four times faster than the rest of the planet.

Ecologist Michelle Mack Advocates For Forest-Based Solutions to Curb Wildfire Emissions

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Colonial Land Use Linked to Australia's Bushfire Crisis

A new study published in the journal Nature by researchers at the University of Melbourne revealed that forest expansion and thickening after British colonization has created landscapes more prone to bushfires, amplifying the influence of climate change and propelling Australia's bushfire crisis.

Colonial Land Use Linked to Australia's Bushfire Crisis

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