Canada’s armed forces to tackle wildfires
The Canadian army will help evacuate residents in the path of fires raging in British Columbia after a state of emergency was declared.
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Aussies told to prepare as bushfire season starts early
Tricky weather conditions mean hazard reduction burns in NSW and other areas are behind schedule, sparking concern among firies about the upcoming fire season.
‘We stand with you,’ Biden tells Maui fire survivors
Joe Biden has landed in Hawaii and headed straight for a helicopter tour of burned-out areas of Maui with first lady Jill Biden.
Two men charged over deliberately lighting Qld blazes
Queensland police have arrested and charged two men they believe were behind a dozen bushfires that destroyed 13 houses and razed thousands of hectares of land.
Maui’s chief of emergency management resigns
One day after his first appearance at a press conference about Maui's deadly fires a week ago, Emergency Management administrator Herman Andaya has resigned.
‘Puppets’ charged over tobacco trade firebombings
Police have arrested four people over a series of arson attacks on tobacconists, which are believed to have been orchestrated by the illegal tobacco trade.
Russia petrol station fire kills 27, injures 66
At least 27 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a fire at a petrol station in the southern Russian region of Dagestan.
Maui death toll rises to 106 as fire recovery continues
Maui police are urging patience as a painstaking search for victims from last week's inferno continues, with 106 people dead and hundreds still missing.
Biden to visit Maui, fire death toll reaches 110
US President Joe Biden will visit the Maui resort town of Lahaina where last week's fire killed at least 110 people and destroyed more than 2000 buildings.
Maui search 25 per cent complete, toll grows to 99
Nearly a week after a devastating fire in the resort town of Lahaina, Hawaii, many residents are still unable to return to their homes.
Maui fires kill 96, search for the missing continues
Almost 100 deaths have been confirmed, making the Maui wildfires Hawaii's worst natural disaster.
Maui wildfires deadliest in a century as toll hits 93
Emergency workers are painting X's on buildings to signal a search for bodies and HR to show they found human remains in the Hawaiian town levelled by fire.
Warnings questioned as Hawaii fire death toll hits 80
A search of wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui has revealed a wasteland of obliterated suburbs and landmarks charred beyond recognition.
Fires kill 36 as ‘apocalypse’ strikes Hawaii paradise
At least 36 people have died in wildfires that have devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui in scenes described as being "like a war zone".
Fire fighting continues on Maui as tourists flee
Firefighters continue to battle a deadly blaze on the Hawaiian island of Maui where at least 36 people have lost their lives.
Death toll in Hawaiian wildfires continues to rise
Firefighters continue to battle a deadly blaze on the Hawaiian island of Maui where at least 53 people have lost their lives.
Deadly blaze mostly contained on Hawaii’s Maui Island
Firefighters continue to battle a deadly blaze on the Hawaiian island of Maui where at least 53 people have lost their lives.
Hawaiian wildfire recovery expected to take many years
A search of wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui has revealed a wasteland of obliterated suburbs and landmarks charred beyond recognition.
Hawaii fire death toll hits 55 amid search for victims
A search of wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui has revealed a wasteland of obliterated suburbs and landmarks charred beyond recognition.
Maui residents had little warning before deadly fire
Many residents on Maui had little warning before having to flee for their lives from wildfires that have killed at least 55 people.
Hawaii fire death toll hits 55, recovery to take years
A search of wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui has revealed a wasteland of obliterated suburbs and landmarks charred beyond recognition.
Plea for answers as community mourns loss of boys, dad
A shell-shocked island community wants answers as police investigate a deadly blaze that claimed the lives of a man and five young boys.
Probe intensifies into blaze that killed man, five boys
The premier and emergency chiefs have met first responders as investigations continue into a devastating Queensland blaze that killed a man and five boys.
Queensland fire: bodies of five children, father found
A mother has survived a devastating early morning house fire on Queensland's Russell Island that has claimed the lives of her husband and five sons.
Body found after fire destroys rural camper trailer
Police are investigating the cause of a fatal camper trailer fire in southeast Queensland, with a body was found inside after fire crews doused the blaze.
Firefighters’ compo laws expanded to include 20 cancers
Western Australia's government has announced presumptive laws will be expanded to allow firefighters to be compensated if they develop eight additional cancers.
Fire spreads across multiple properties in Queensland
A house fire in southeast Queensland has spread to multiple properties and Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics are treating multiple people at the scene.
Five children unaccounted for after Queensland fire
A house fire in southeast Queensland has spread to multiple properties and Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics are treating multiple people at the scene.
AI uses phone photos to help monitor bushfire threats
A citizen science project hopes to use artificial intelligence in combating, predicting and monitoring bushfires across Australia
Study proves air filters help deal with bushfire smoke
A CSIRO study has shown air purifiers that target very fine particles do a good job of boosting air quality when bushfires take hold.
Climate index hints at higher destructive bushfire risk
Australia potentially faces a return to destructive bushfire seasons as conditions shift towards less extreme rainfall and rising extreme temperatures.