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Recent Examples of forest fireThe forest fire sequence is a good example.—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025 The inflationary forest fire that many expected to see has yet to ignite.—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 The only safe way to get real fires was laying gas lines and creating gas burns, without releasing any particles in the air that would potentially cause a forest fire.—Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
What began as a small brush fire on federal land soon roared into an inferno that would later reignite as the Palisades Fire, scorching more than 200 acres across the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
All evacuation orders and warnings were lifted Thursday afternoon after firefighters stopped the forward progress of a brush fire that broke out east of Ramona, Cal Fire officials said.
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Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
Developed in collaboration with firefighters and landowners, Seneca claims its scalable aerial units will redefine how wildfires are detected, controlled, and contained in an era of growing climate risk.
Starting in April, visitors to Australia’s Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park will be able to stay overnight for the first time, stargazing by campfire by the world’s largest monolith.
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Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
Stay at the park lodge to close each leaf-peeping day with a cozy fall campfire.
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