News Archive

2018

Norwegian mountain at severe risk of collapse - homes evacuated

The risk of collapse is set to "extreme" and the rail road is closed off until further not...

Norwegian mountain at severe risk of collapse - homes evacuated

Train creating sparks as the metal wheels grind against the rails. Screen dump from a video by Wide World of Trains.

Swedish government agency blames majority of forest fires on sparks from trains

Leif Sandahl, fire engineer at MSB: "It's time for the train companies to start thinking about what they are doing. They can not go around spraying sparks like while there is a fire ban in place, he says.

Swedish government agency blames majority of forest fires on sparks from trains

Burning cars nears Gothenburg. Photo: Henric Vesanen

80 cars lit on fire by masked rioters in Western Sweden

A 19-year old was Wednesday detained in his absence by Interpool in Turkey, suspected of playing a m...

80 cars lit on fire by masked rioters in Western Sweden

A view of the collapsed bridge in Genua with a rescue helicopter and fire trucks. Screen dump from Time´s yourtube channel.

Death toll rising in Genua bridge collaps: 39 dead and hundreds evacuated near the bridge

"We all knew this bridge was broken. We have known for a long time that it was in bad conditio...

Death toll rising in Genua bridge collaps: 39 dead and hundreds evacuated near the bridge

Command UAV design and its application in HazMat and Fire Scene Command & Control

The use of drones in military fields dates back to 1917 and US army. That year, Charles Kettering, f...

Command UAV design and its application in HazMat and Fire Scene Command & Control

Taiwan hospice fire. Photo by EBC Network

Ten dead in Taiwan hospital fire

At least nine people have been killed, and about 15 people have been injured.

Ten dead in Taiwan hospital fire

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Hundreds of injured during Spanish music festival in Vigo

Lots of people crowded together to see the performance of a rap music artist in Vigo in Galicia when...

Hundreds of injured during Spanish music festival in Vigo

Two Swedish fighter jets JAS 39 Gripen. Photo by Robin Lorentz-Allard

US Air Force officer urges fire services to adapt the Swedish method of bombing forest fires

The bomb created a pressure wave which disturbed the oxygen supply to the fire. The bomb was release...

US Air Force officer urges fire services to adapt the Swedish method of bombing forest fires

Catastrophic wildfire situation in California and worst drought in 50 years in Australia

Gigantiv BLEVE on Italian highway: 1 dead and 60 injured

During Monday, two trucks collided on a Bologna highway in northern Italy. One of the trucks is said...

Gigantiv BLEVE on Italian highway: 1 dead and 60 injured

Burned building in Greece. Screen shot from Huffington Post.

Greece 2018: Over 3000 illegal buildings demolished for fire prevention

"The chaos that unregulated buildings cause is threatening human life and can no longer be tole...

Greece 2018: Over 3000 illegal buildings demolished for fire prevention

Firefighter in Iran fighting a warehouse fire

Fire destroys crystal warehouse in Fada'ian-e Islam, Iran

Four firefighters suffered from smoke inhalation tackling the blaze. As EMS and emergency nursing pe...

Fire destroys crystal warehouse in Fada'ian-e Islam, Iran

Three California wildfires merging into the largest in state´s history

An area of over 115,000 hectares, which corresponds to almost all of Los Angeles, has been affecte...

Three California wildfires merging into the largest in state´s history

Forest fire in Portugal after extreme heat wave

An extreme heat wave makes temperatures approach new record highs of over 46 degrees.

Forest fire in Portugal after extreme heat wave

16,000 people evacuated in 80, 000 hectare California wildfire near Mendocino

At least 91 dead in the earthquake in Indonesia

Hundreds of people are reported to be injured and hundreds of buildings have been damaged or destroy...

At least 91 dead in the earthquake in Indonesia

Fire chiefs, police chiefs and politicians in Greece leave their jobs after catastrophic wildfire in...

The heads of Greece's national police and rescue service have left their jobs after the fatal f...

Fire chiefs, police chiefs and politicians in Greece leave their jobs after catastrophic wildfire in 2021

Take the CTIF survey "EuroNCap for Fire Fighters"!

In order to better understand the needs of firefighters, Tom Van Esbroeck, the chair of the CTIF Com...

Take the CTIF survey "EuroNCap for Fire Fighters"!

By 20minutos.es - "Decenas de muertos en un incendio en Portugal" at 20minutos, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60070712

Portugal is strengthening emergency preparedness to avoid last year´s fatal wildfire tragedy

64 people died in last summer´s forest fires in Portugal. The fires broke out after a heat wave and ...

Portugal is strengthening emergency preparedness to avoid last year´s fatal wildfire tragedy

The German firefighters from Lower Saxony on location in the county of Dalarna, Sweden.

Presidents from the German Fire Service Association visited German brigades in the Swedish forest fi...

"More firefighters from German fire brigades are ready to go", says Deputy Managing Direct...

Presidents from the German Fire Service Association visited German brigades in the Swedish forest fires

Screen shot of the CBC video showing how the Carr fire is developing a new weather system.

California wildfire is getting so big it´s starting to create its own weather system

Extreme heat wave in Southern Europe - temperatures could be deadly in Spain and Portugal by this w...

People at risk could die or have heat related health problems. Hospitals are expected to be filled p...

Extreme heat wave in Southern Europe - temperatures could be deadly in Spain and Portugal by this weekend

Detonation of one of the bombs that were used to fight the fire in the county of Dalarna, from the point of view of the cockpit of the fighter jet. Photo by Swedish Air Force

See video of the Swedish Air Force bombing a forest fire with fighter jets

The Swedish Air Force used the Jas 39 fighter jet to bomb the shooting range north of the Village o...

See video of the Swedish Air Force bombing a forest fire with fighter jets

Man cooling down with water from a hose. Photo: Wikipedia Commons License

The record heatwaves and droughts that set the world on fire in 2018

Unusually high temperatures in normally cool countries like Great Britain, Finland, Ireland and Japa...

The record heatwaves and droughts that set the world on fire in 2018

Critical 24 hours for the fire services in Sweden: "We´re terrified of what tomorrow may bring... Do...

The rescue service is very concerned about thunder storms and heavy winds which could cause the fire...

Critical 24 hours for the fire services in Sweden: "We´re terrified of what tomorrow may bring... Don´t even light a cigarette outside!

Screen dump of ABC news clip of the wildfires in Southern California

Wildfire state of emergency declared in California - thousands evacuated and firefighters are injure...

One person is dead. Civilians and firefighters have been injured. Authorities suspect the fire has b...

Wildfire state of emergency declared in California - thousands evacuated and firefighters are injured

Laymen try to extinguish a wildfire with wet branches in France 1949

An overview of the deadliest wildfires in Europe

Forest fires have harvested many lives, mainly in Southern Europe. Here are some of the deadliest in...

An overview of the deadliest wildfires in Europe

Photo of wildfire fighting by Pixabay.com

Investigation claims "Swedish authorities are severely lacking in emergency planning for wildfire di...

Supplies of fire hose started to run out already in June. Paper maps were not available and experts ...

Investigation claims "Swedish authorities are severely lacking in emergency planning for wildfire disasters"

2018 wildfires: Swedish Air Force successfully used fighter jets with bombs to blow out a forest fir...

The bomb had a very good effect on the wildfire, according to chief Johan Szymanski at a press conf...

2018 wildfires: Swedish Air Force successfully used fighter jets with bombs to blow out a forest fire

CBS youtube video screen shot of the Greek fires.

2018: 80 dead in the worst forest fires in Greece in over a decade

The mayor of Marathon has no doubt the death toll will rise. 40 people are still missing, according ...

2018: 80 dead in the worst forest fires in Greece in over a decade

Many victims of flooding in Laos and Vietnam

Hundreds of people are missing because of a power dam that has collapsed has broken in Laos, accordi...

Many victims of flooding in Laos and Vietnam

50 dead in the most devastating forest fires in Greece in a decade

- I saw at least 100 burning homes. It´s a total disaster, says Evangelos Bournous, mayor of Rafina.

50 dead in the most devastating forest fires in Greece in a decade

View of Acropolis in Athens. Photo: Wikipedia

Athens forest fire forcing people from their homes along the coast

A forest fire has spread beyond control and is moving towards several settlements.

Athens forest fire forcing people from their homes along the coast

Firefighting Systems in Åmål, Sweden, claims to have developed the most powerful firefighting water canon in the world.

New firefighting water cannon said to produce up to 81000 liters/minute

It requires larges bodies of water but it can allegedly reach 3 kilometers (1,7 miles) from the wate...

New firefighting water cannon said to produce up to 81000 liters/minute

NASA´s Suomi satellite program can see the most intense wild fires from space

This video from 2016 explains how the NASA Suomi satellite program for wild fire detection works.

NASA´s Suomi satellite program can see the most intense wild fires from space

Map over Japan, showing the temperatures in late July 2018.

Warmer than ever in Japan - almost 80 have died and 30 000 hospitalized for heat related health prob...

On Monday, the highest temperature in the country so far, 41.1 degrees, (106 F) was noted in Kumag...

Warmer than ever in Japan - almost 80 have died and 30 000 hospitalized for heat related health problems

Live ammunition stopped the helicopters - firefighters trapped in the forest fire

This weekend a controlled 800 hectares prescribed, controlled fire - the largest ever in Sweden, wa...

Live ammunition stopped the helicopters - firefighters trapped in the forest fire

Sweden is burning - the EU rushes to aid in multiple unstoppable forest fires during hottest summer ...

Four of the large fires in Sweden are un-extinguishable, says Marcus Årskog, Operations Officer of t...

Sweden is burning - the EU rushes to aid in multiple unstoppable forest fires during hottest summer in 260 years

Pacific rim fire in 2015. Photo: Wikipedia Commons License

Wildfire safety tips from the NFPA

By working together residents can make their own property - and their neighborhood - much safer from...

Wildfire safety tips from the NFPA

Firefighter died in Yosemite National Park forest fire

Last year, a total of 14 firefighters died when the United States suffered from the second worst sea...

Firefighter died in Yosemite National Park forest fire