Breaking #news: Catastrophic #wildfires rampage across #Israel, could be worst #fires in nation's #history as flames threaten #Jerusalem: https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/middleeast/israel-wildfires-jerusalem-intl/index.html
Israel calls for international help as wildfires erupt near Jerusalem
By Matthew Doran
Dry and windy conditions fanned the flames, forcing motorists on the main highway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to abandon their cars and run for their lives.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/israel-fires/105236820
Small town life:
The sound of spring around here is an interesting mix of chainsaws, wood chippers, birds, and cars with busted exhaust systems.
Between the electricity company bitching about trees getting close to their above ground power lines, the town worried about lawsuits, and insurance companies worried about wildfires, it's mostly wood chippers for about two months, 
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Queensland Fire Department to face legal action after fatal factory fire
By Eden Gillespie
The department is set to face court a year after the fatal fire at Slacks Creek, which claimed the life of firefighter Izzy Nash.
Two rescued from burning north Queensland backpackers' hostel
By Jenae Madden and Emma Johnson
Firefighters rescue two people from a burning hostel in Bowen in north Queensland, and police are investigating the cause of the blaze.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-30/two-rescued-burning-hostel-bowen-north-queensland/105232126
London fire with smoke visible for miles as electrical substation goes up in flames
Fire rages after major blast at Iran port kills 14 and injures 750 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/27/world/fire-iran-port/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #iran #fires
Several dead and hundreds injured in Iran port explosion
The blast happened at the Shahid Rajaei port just outside a major facility for container shipments for the Islamic Republic that handles some 80 million tons of goods annually.
How a former commando found his calling in firefighting
By Sally-Anne Young
The transition from military service to a career in firefighting is a natural fit for many in the Australian Army, a former commando says, describing it as "going from one family to another".
Devastating wildfires across Mexico
1 new picture from Copernicus https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Devastating_wildfires_across_Mexico_%28Copernicus_2025-04-25%29.png
Figueres arrenca les Fires i Festes de la Santa Creu 2025 amb una programació vibrant i per a tots els públics https://gironanoticies.com/noticia/267015-figueres-arrenca-les-fires-i-festes-de-la-santa-creu-2025-amb-una-programacio-vibrant-i-per-a-tots-els-publics.htm
El programa inclou centenars d’activitats culturals, esportives i lúdiques fins al 4 de maig, amb actes destacats com el pregó, el Pilar caminant, concerts i les tradicionals Creus de Maig #Figueres #Fires #SantaCreu2025
Teenager charged with arson after fire forces evacuation of 5,000 people
Police allege Joseph Kling left the wooden pallets without fully extinguishing the blaze which sparked the wildfire.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/arsonist-charged-with-new-jersey-pine-barrens-fire/105216168
Breaking #news: State of #emergency declared in New #Jersey as dangerous #wildfires prompt major #evacuations & road closures as flames threaten #nuclear plant facility: #fires #US #NJ #NYC #climate #NewJersey https://www.newsweek.com/jones-wildfire-update-officials-respond-nuclear-power-plant-risk-new-jersey-2062906
Hmm... the company in this space just went out of business a couple of weeks ago. Fire investigator is on scene. 
#fires #ConejoValley #ThousandOaks
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Modular housing may finally have its day — as solution to wildfire rebuilding
After the recent California fires, the Army Corps of Engineers caused an uproar with the early mismarking of trees as hazardous. Residents and professional arborists responded, the Corps listened, and collaboration is now leading to new growth. #LA #fires #Wildfires
Posted into The American Story @the-american-story-csmonitor
(10 Apr) Bringing ‘Good Fire’ Back to the Land
Righting a historic wrong, California now allows Indigenous cultural burns. Its healing effects ripple through tribes, forests and waterways.
https://s.faithcollapsing.com/63rc4
Archive: ais: https://archive.md/wip/uIK09 ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/qrb5y
#california #climate-+-environment #conservation #ecosystems #fires #forests #indigenous #tradition #wildfires
