Wombat burrows help other critters survive after fires

Wombat burrows act as survival boltholes for a surprising array of creatures after bushfires hit, a ...

Vegetation fires across South Island contained

Firefighters will be working overnight as Five large fires burning out of control across the South I...

Plane crash kills firefighting pilot as wildfires spread in west US

Communities in the US West and Canada are under siege from raging wildfires, as a fast-moving blaze ...

Why fires in US West are becoming ever bigger, more consuming

Decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the ...

Waipara forestry fire: Blaze likely to increase in size overnight

Firefighters will continue to monitor a blaze at a north Canterbury forestry block overnight which i...

Otago blaze burns about 400ha, fanned by strong winds

Emergency services are battling a vegetation fire that started around midday yesterday in Otago. Fir...