Fires

More than 170 U.S. firefighters are helping their Australian counterparts battle the nation’s worst blazes ever, an assignment that requires adjustment to a new terrain, culture and lingo.

When the Camp fire hit Paradise, scores of volunteers wanted to help, but good hearts are not a defense against danger.

Wildfires in Australia are overrunning vast ecosystems and their wildlife. Nearly half of Kangaroo Island has burned.

The latest batch of U.S. firefighters landed in Australia, where they were welcomed with cheers and applause as they made their way through the Sydney International Airport.

Mobile phone service outages have worsened in recent years as wildfires have become more common and more destructive.

Thunderstorms and showers brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia’s drought-parched east coast on Wednesday, but also raised concerns that lightning will spark more fires before dangerous hot and windy conditions return.

Bolstered by cooler weather and desperately needed rain, exhausted firefighters in Australia raced to shore up defenses against deadly wildfires before the blazes flare again within days when scorching temperatures are expected to return.

Australia gets help from 20 California firefighters, including some who battled October’s Saddleridge fire near Sylmar.

Wildfires have ravaged three Australian states, claiming 24 lives and destroying almost 2,000 homes.

Thousands of koalas are feared to have died in a wildfire-ravaged area north of Sydney, further diminishing Australia’s iconic marsupial, while the fire danger accelerated Saturday in the country’s east as temperatures soared.

California’s emergency planners have done little to help cities and counties identify citizens most vulnerable during disasters and devise strategies to assist them, a new state audit says.

Two volunteer firefighters have died while battling wildfires ravaging Australia’s most populous state as authorities braced for soaring temperatures