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Multiple people killed in shooting at Montana home also set on fire, officials say
By Lucy Campbell

Children were among victims of Sunday shooting in Billings in case police have characterized as a family disturbance

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/25/billings-montana-shooting-home-fire

#Montana #UScrime #USnews #Oregon #Guncrime #Firefighters #TheGuardian #LucyCampbell

Multiple people killed in shooting at Montana home also set on fire, officials say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/25/billings-montana-shooting-home-fire #Montana #UsCrime #UsNews #Oregon #GunCrime #Firefighters

@MercNews @health-news-from-the-bay-and-u-s-MercNews It is irresponsible journalism by the Mercury News to suggest no studies have been performed on glutathione.

It means the reporter was overburdened, ignorant, or unable to report objectively for other reasons.

This story has links to research, though I am not able to judge the correctness or completeness of their works
https://www.ihanclinics.org/glutathione.html

#glutathione #smoke #wildfire #fire #firefighters

Devastating #wildfires that have ravaged #Europe over summer have been unveiling a potentially deadly new threat - unexploded ordnance from #WWI & #WWII

#Fires have burned through huge areas of land in western Europe in recent months as the continent has battled scorching #temperatures & #droughts, and #firefighters have faced the additional threat of #exploding shells.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/22/europes-devastating-wildfires-unveil-deadly-new-threat-buried-bombs-from-wwi-and-wwii

#ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #bombs

Battery fires at recycling centres are costing UK £1bn a year, figures show https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/22/lithium-battery-fires-waste-recycling-centres-vapes-uk #Recycling #Vaping #LithiumionBatteries #Waste #Firefighters #UkNews #Society #Environment

Battery fires at recycling centres are costing UK £1bn a year, figures show
By Matthew Weaver

Experts say fires caused by wrongly discarded lithium batteries, such as those in vapes, are putting lives at risk

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/22/lithium-battery-fires-waste-recycling-centres-vapes-uk

#Recycling #Vaping #Lithiumionbatteries #Waste #Firefighters #UKnews #Society #Environment #TheGuardian #MatthewWeaver

Which European countries have the most firefighters?

Firefighters are becoming increasingly important as wildfires affect more countries across Europe.

Firefighting capacity varies widely across the EU.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260821-which-european-countries-have-the-most-firefighters?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Wildfires #ForestFires #Firefighters #Firefighting #Heatwave #ClimateChange #Europe #EU

Thursday, August 20, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/thursday-august-20-2026/

Tice should apologise to firefighters for ‘enjoy it’ remark on extreme heat, says Labour
By Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson’s comments show her party feels voters have been alienated by Reform net zero attacks

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/19/richard-tice-enjoy-it-remark-extreme-heat-labour

#RichardTice #ReformUK #BridgetPhillipson #Labour #Climatecrisis #Extremeheat #Environmentpolicy #Firefighters #Emergencyservices #Wildfires #Politics #Environment #Society #UKnews #TheGuardian #KiranStaceyPolicyeditor

Tice should apologise to firefighters for ‘enjoy it’ remark on extreme heat, says Labour https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/19/richard-tice-enjoy-it-remark-extreme-heat-labour #RichardTice #ReformUk #BridgetPhillipson #Labour #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeHeat #EnvironmentPolicy #Firefighters #EmergencyServices #Wildfires #Politics #Environment #Society #UkNews

#Firefighters sound alarm as #US faces critical staffing shortage: ‘We don’t have enough people’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/us-firefighters-staffing-shortage #wildfires

Firefighters sound alarm as US faces critical staffing shortage: ‘We don’t have enough people’
By Gabrielle Canon

Firefighters describe being pushed to limit by a brutal wildfire season, with key leadership roles going unfilled

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/us-firefighters-staffing-shortage

#Firefighters #Wildfires #Trumpadministration #California #Washingtonstate #Environment #USdomesticpolicy #WestCoast #USnews #TheGuardian #GabrielleCanon

Firefighters sound alarm as US faces critical staffing shortage: ‘We don’t have enough people’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/us-firefighters-staffing-shortage #Firefighters #Wildfires #TrumpAdministration #California #WashingtonState #Environment #UsDomesticPolicy #WestCoast #UsNews

More #wildfires than ever before. #Firefighters and other emergency services battling against the odds to save lives and property. #Unions supporting their members, demanding action on the #climatecrisis.

https://www.labourstart.org/climate/

#fossilFuels #heatwaves #labourmovement

The #GrasshopperFire destroyed homes and tested #firefighters. Many wonder what comes next

https://www.klcc.org/disasters-accidents/2026-08-17/grasshopper-fire-destroyed-homes-tested-firefighters-many-wonder-what-comes-next

Virginia teacher and firefighters feud over whether a python started schoolhouse fire
By Ramon Antonio Vargas

Authorities blamed Nanner for knocking over a heat fixture, but Brittany Jacobs contends it was trying to escape blaze

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/18/virginia-teacher-firefighters-python-school-fire

#Virginia #Snakes #Firefighters #USnews #TheGuardian #RamonAntonioVargas

Virginia teacher and firefighters feud over whether a python started schoolhouse fire https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/18/virginia-teacher-firefighters-python-school-fire #Virginia #Snakes #Firefighters #UsNews

AI eyes in the sky: new satellites and artificial intelligence are transforming wildfire detection
By Ben Tracy of Climate Central

Hi-tech cameras orbiting Earth and on the ground, along with AI, help firefighters extinguish blazes before they spread

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/17/satellites-ai-wildfire-detection

#Firefighters #Wildfires #Satellites #AIartificialintelligence #Surveillance #Space #Californiawildfires #California #Washingtonstate #Denver #Colorado #Naturaldisasters #WestCoast #USnews #TheGuardian #BenTracyofClimateCentral

AI eyes in the sky: new satellites and artificial intelligence are transforming wildfire detection https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/17/satellites-ai-wildfire-detection #Firefighters #Wildfires #Satellites #AiArtificialIntelligence #Surveillance #Space #CaliforniaWildfires #California #WashingtonState #Denver #Colorado #NaturalDisasters #WestCoast #UsNews

'Feuerwehr (ohne Opfer)'

#FotoVorschlag #photography #feuerwehr #firefighters #BadNauheim

#FotoVorschlag “Feuerwehr / Fire Fighters“
Flughafenfeuerwehr #saarbruecken
#photography #fotografie #nikon #FireFighters #airport

‘It’s been very tough’: hope of progress in gruelling battle against south Wales wildfire https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/16/blaenavon-south-wales-wildfire-gruelling-battle-firefighters-military #Wales #Firefighters #Military #Wildfires #UkWeather #UkNews

‘It’s been very tough’: hope of progress in gruelling battle against south Wales wildfire
By Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent

Efforts of emergency services and military in Blaenavon appear to be working but there are fears for the future

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/16/blaenavon-south-wales-wildfire-gruelling-battle-firefighters-military

#Wales #Firefighters #Military #Wildfires #UKweather #UKnews #TheGuardian #BethanMcKernanWalescorrespondent

They burn books again

Firefighters work at a site of a book market hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine August 16, 2026. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

#photography
#Ukraine
#firefighters
#books

#Indonesia haze spreads across region as #firefighters battle #wildfires

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgxzl8xvdxo #climate

Before 2010: one heatwave every 2.1 years
After 2010: one heatwave every 7.4 months

#climatechange
#climatecrisis
#heatwave
#France
 #firefighters

#vaguesdechaleur
#incendie
#risqueincendie
#feu
#préventionrisqueincendie
#pompiers

Burnham brings in military and bans disposable barbecues in ‘tinderbox’ Britain
By Rowena Mason and Aletha Adu

PM temporarily bans barbecue sales as 19 people are taken to hospital during fires in West Midlands

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/14/burnham-temporary-ban-barbecues-tinderbox-britain

#Extremeheat #Wildfires #Climatecrisis #Environment #AndyBurnham #UKnews #Politics #Firefighters #TheGuardian #RowenaMason #AlethaAdu