When I was a teenager, 60 years ago, mountain wildfires were a rarity. We had them but they were often self-contained by firebreaks; lines drawn on hillsides where the forestry managers and their ...

To help battle Newfoundland and Labrador’s historic summer of wildfires, hundreds of thousands of dollars was spent on contracts for firebreaks on an emergency basis in 2025. A firebreak is an ...

Destructive wildfires are becoming more common in many parts of the world and are predicted to worsen with climate change. Therefore, we need to explore a range of options to reduce fire risk in the ...

The City of Cape Town has been criticised for allegedly not maintaining numerous firebreaks within the Cape Peninsula before the start of the devastating 2023/24 fire season in the Western Cape. This ...

This story was originally published by Honolulu Civil Beat and is republished with permission. Hawaii maintains a network of firebreaks to keep wildfire from spreading, but that system includes ...

A proposed project by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources would expand firebreaks on Maunakea in order to protect an endangered bird. The palila, or Hawaiian honeycreeper, only lives on ...

BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Some New Jersey residents are expressing concerns about a proposed change they fear could hamper creation of firebreaks in the New Jersey Pinelands. The Philadelphia ...

Prescribed fire is an important and effective wildlife habitat management and forestry tool. When used correctly, fire can improve habitat for a variety of wildlife species, forage for cattle, and ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fire Service and municipal crews dug firebreaks outside evacuated villages on the Greek island of Lesbos early Monday halting a wildfire that had threatened scores of homes, ...