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    Wildfires spread rapidly, fueled by dry conditions and strong winds, destroying vegetation, homes, and infrastructure. Smoke inhalation and poor air quality present additional health risks. Preparedness involves creating defensible space around homes, stocking N95 masks to reduce smoke exposure, and having a family evacuation plan. Through the SimpliGO app, users can access wildfire preparedness programs and resources from agencies like the U.S. Forest Service. The app’s RSS News Feeds offer updates on active fires, containment efforts, and evacuation advisories, helping users remain informed. SimpliGO’s connection to hardware providers enables users to acquire firefighting tools, air purifiers, and other resources critical for protecting their property and health.

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    • Canada boosts national aerial firefighting capacity

      The Government of Canada is investing $316.7 million over the next five years to increase Canada’s aerial wildfire firefighting capacity. This investment, from the Budget 2025 commitment to bolster provincial and territorial aerial firefighting capacity, will go to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) to lease, manage and deploy federally funded aircraft for wildfires. […]

    • ‘Unprecedented’ snow drought sets up extreme wildfires for Western US in 2026

      It’s been 40 years since the United States’ western region has experienced this low of snowpack near winter’s end, setting the stage for what many fear will be an early and extreme peak wildfire season. Much of the mountainous West is experiencing a snow drought due to drier-than-normal and warmer-than-normal winter weather, according to the […]

    • A new national prescribed burning training program for Canada

      Canada is lifting its commitment to prescribed fire with the establishment of a new national training program funded by a large injection of philanthropic money. The new $CAD 8 million Canadian Prescribed Fire Training Program (CPFTP), is co-developed by the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus and the Weston Family Foundation. Launched this week, it aims to address what […]

    • Europe burns – a view to the summer of 2026

      by Guillermo Rein After two decades studying wildfires across continents, and watching Europe burn every summer, I keep returning to the same uncomfortable conclusion: this is not a failure of the fire service or a government. It is a failure of society. In this guest post, Professor Guillermo Rein peers into the near future to […]

    • Four days of Fire Behaviour and Fuels – program release

      The four day program for the 8th International Fire Behaviour and Fuels conference in Hobart, Tasmania, in April, is now online. Following on from the success of the 2024 conference in three cities across three countries – Canberra/Australia, Tralee/Ireland and Boise/US – the 2026 conference will be held only in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 28 April to […]