UAE dispatched a specialized firefighting team to help Albania/Image: File In response to the unprecedented wildfire crisis devastating large parts of Albania in August 2025, the United Arab Emirates has deployed a specialized firefighting team to support local crews in combating the blazes. Arriving on August 11, 2025, the UAE team brought qualified personnel, helicopters, […]
Wildfire near Kelowna airport (Castanet.news) A fast-moving wildfire that broke out behind Kelowna International Airport in British Columbia on Sunday prompted tactical evacuations, grounded dozens of flights, and led to a temporary closure of airport airspace, local authorities confirmed.The blaze ignited in the Ellison area, just north of the airport, and quickly spread due to […]
Kyriakos Mitsotakis (File photo) ATHENS: Greece will deploy the largest firefighting force in its history for a menacing fire season that has already seen over a thousand blazes break out, the prime minister said Thursday.“For 2025, we have the largest number of men and women in the fire service,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during […]
