Wildfires have ravaged over 810 hectares (2,000 acres) of forest in Tuscany.
Japan has deployed 1,400 firefighters and dozens of Self-Defence Force personnel to battle mountain blazes that have been raging in the north for five days and threaten to reach homes in the picturesque coastal town of Otsuchi, officials said on Sunday. Fanned by dry, windy weather, two more wildfires broke out elsewhere in the north on Sunday – one in Kitakata city and the other in Nagaoka, potentially stretching firefighting resources thin as local authorities send personnel to neighbouring...
From navigating traffic delays to entering smoke-filled buildings, firefighters share what every call demands
Firefighters combating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades prioritised bringing the blaze under control over evacuating residents due to the “unprecedented” scale of the disaster, a public inquiry has heard. Four Fire Services Department officers on Monday shared how the operation unfolded during the initial stage of the 43-hour inferno that ravaged Wang Fuk Court in November, highlighting the difficulties in rescuing residents trapped in their homes due to the fire’s rapid spread across seven...
Video shows Lebanese firefighters trying to put out flames in the southern city of Maarakeh.