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On 15 August 2023, a forest fire broke out on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands of Spain. The fire, driven by the wind, heat, and low humidity levels, caused mass evacuations, widespread damage to the island's flora and fauna, [ 1 ] as well as power and water supply cuts in some of the affected municipalities.
An aircraft flies to drop fire retardant over the area of a wildfire burning near Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles during a weather driven windstorm on Jan. 7, 2025.
A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a bushfire ( in Australia ), desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, prairie fire, vegetation fire, or ...
[6] [8] Twelve people survived near Mó Grande as fire overtook the roads by taking refuge in a large water tank near the motorway. [16] Dozens of small communities were severely affected. [18] [19] [20] Prime Minister António Costa called the disaster "the greatest tragedy we have seen in recent years in terms of forest fires". [6]
Black Forest Fire: Colorado: North of Colorado Springs, the Black Forest fire was a large, fast-spreading fire due to dry conditions, high heat, and restless winds. Destroyed 509 homes and left 17 homes partially damaged. As of 13 June, it became the most destructive fire in Colorado state history. [54] 2013: 1,300 acres (530 ha) Yarnell Hill ...
The fire service finally withdrew from the fire on 4 June 2020, seventeen days after the fire started. 220 hectares of forest had been burned. [11] Firefighters from all 50 station in Dorset and Wiltshire were used, totalling 70 of the 74 engines, all eight heavy off-road pumps and all 14 Land Rover pumps. 22 crew from other counties also ...
[11] On 9 January 2021, Nagaland State Forest Department officials reported that the fire had been brought under control after ten days of fire-fighting, and that firefighting teams would continue operations to ensure that the fire was completely extinguished, for a few more days. [14] [15] The Indian Air Force continued with the aerial survey ...
After 7 days following the appearance of the wildfires, Civil Protection units have successfully extinguished 41 forest fires in nine provinces in the past 24 hours, [8] and complete extinction of fires in Annaba was reported. [9] On 17 August, all forest fires in Jijel and Sétif were extinguished. [10] [11]