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Dryad Wins International XPRIZE Wildfire Award for Autonomous Wildfire Detection and Suppression

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago06 mins

Silvaguard Observation and Suppression drone and Hangar Dryad Networks, a leader in ultra-early wildfire detection, today announced it has been awarded $800,000 in the XPRIZE Wildfire competition for its performance in the Autonomous Wildfire Response finals in Alaska. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260923024178/en/ Dryad advanced from an original field…

Dozens injured and thousands evacuated in Croatia wildfire

eriinfo.com2 months ago02 mins

At least one person has died and around 40 others have been injured after a severe wildfire tore through cities on Croatia’s coastline on Thursday night and Friday morning. The blaze broke out near the village of Lokva Rogoznica on Thursday evening, and spread quickly towards the nearby tourist town of Omis, 6km (7 miles)…

Residents warned to brace for the worst as Canada wildfire rages out of control

eriinfo.com2 months ago02 mins

British Columbia Premier David Eby told a news conference on Saturday that one fire official had likened the fire to “a bomb going off”. “Homes have been lost, and properties have been destroyed. Some people became trapped as conditions changed very quickly, and needed to be rescued,” the premier said. A state of emergency allows…

Fast-moving wildfire in western Canada forces more than 20,000 people to evacuate

eriinfo.com2 months ago04 mins

More than 20,000 people were ordered to leave their homes overnight in western Canada as a fast-moving wildfire grew rapidly and raced toward towns along British Columbia’s Okanagan Lake, destroying homes in its path. The entire community of Summerland, home to about 12,000 people, was ordered evacuated, along with about 8,000 people in and around…

New Details Emerge on Man Accused of Setting Spokane Wildfire

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Thousands evacuated in Crete but Spanish PM ends wildfire emergency

eriinfo.com2 months ago03 mins

A small amount of rain fell near Bordeaux in France on Thursday, raising hopes that that the Gironde wildfire that has burned an area larger than the US city of Detroit and destroyed 240 homes might soon be over. The region’s fire service said it was “reasonably optimistic” given that the fire had not grown…

Spanish police accuse tractor driver of sparking wildfire as blazes spread | Environment News

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

The number of people forced to flee the heatwave-induced fires in Spain and France has now passed the 100,000 mark. Published On 24 Jul 202624 Jul 2026 Spanish police have arrested a man accused of sparking a wildfire by using farm machinery, as blazes across the country and in France continue to force mass evacuations….

Trump threatens new Canada tariffs over wildfire smoke in US cities

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

Some residents in northern Ontario were forced to evacuate due to the ongoing fires. One First Nations chief reported her community was “burnt to ashes”. Fires are also burning on the country’s west coast, where more than 59 active fires in British Columbia were reported on Friday. The British Columbia Wildfire Service said that 39…

Maps show wildfire smoke forecast, air quality alerts due to pollution from Canadian, Minnesota fires

eriinfo.com3 months ago08 mins

Heavy smoke from wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is engulfing large swaths of the Midwest and Northeast U.S. this week, impacting air quality as millions of people are exposed to hazardous levels of air pollution. More than 100 wildfires are burning in Canada, and winds are carrying the smoke southeast. Multiple wildfires are raging…

Twelve die in Spain wildfire as heatwave continues in southern Europe

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

At least 12 people have died in a wildfire in Los Gallardos in the southeastern province of Almería, according to the Andalusian regional government, while six have been injured. Some of the victims were found inside vehicles which had been engulfed by the flames. Witnesses say the fire was caused by a downed power line,…