Israeli technology works to prevent aircraft collisions after deadly firefighting crash in Athens

The technology shares flight paths among helicopters, planes, and drones, providing real-time warnings and instructions without relying on centralized air traffic control.

The greater Athens area and the neighbouring island of Evia remained under near maximum fire risk on Tuesday according to the civil protection ministry.

Firefighters in Greece are hoping to contain a wildfire on the outskirts of Athens burning for a fifth day, with easing winds enabling the use of vital aircraft.

A massive fire tore through a Foster City condominium complex, damaging all 51 units and forcing residents from their homes as firefighters battled intense heat, flames and dangerous conditions. The inferno erupted around 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the complex on Sea Spray Lane, sending residents scrambling to escape as flame

The blaze broke on the M5 southbound between Quinton and Stourbridge

It comes as temperatures hit as high as 31C in the capital on Monday

PSATHA, Greece, Aug 3 - Hundreds of Greek firefighters battled a wildfire northwest of Athens for a fourth day on Monday after strong and erratic winds helped it devastate homes, pine forests and thousands of hectares of farmland, forcing emergency evacuations by land and sea.

Two Greek firefighting helicopters collided in midair on Sunday as they were battling a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens.

Dozens of firefighters tackle field blaze near Hampshire observatory | ITV News  ITVX

A Greek and a Danish national have been killed in the firefighting helicopters' collision near Athens, officials say

About 3,000 firefighters remained deployed across the two fronts, extinguishing hot spots, cutting firebreaks and securing areas of burned forest as high temperatures and wind threatened to breathe new life into smoldering embers.

About 3,000 firefighters remained deployed across the two fronts, extinguishing hot spots, cutting firebreaks and securing areas of burned forest.

French wildfire near Bordeaux contained as 1,500 firefighters battle separate blaze in Provence  Toronto Star

France's vast wildfire near Bordeaux remains contained but is still burning

French wildfire near Bordeaux contained as 1,500 firefighters battle separate blaze in Provence  AP News

The Ontario Provincial Police are asking people to avoid the Elora Gorge area.

NewsLiverpool NewsEvertonA large area of grass has been left scorched by the flames21:18, 30 Jul 2026Firefighters were called to a grass fire in Liverpool after thick smoke was seen billowing into the air. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service was called to the incident on Conway Street, near Everton Park, on the evening

More than a hundred firefighters are tackling a wildfire in Suffolk, UK just a few miles away from the Sizewell nuclear power station.

The fire service has said that operations are expected to last for at least another 48 hours

Second major wildfire breaks out in UK as eight crews and 60 firefighters battle huge field blaze  lbc.co.uk

A SECOND wildfire has broken out in the UK as firefighters battled a raging blaze. Around 60 firefighters and eight fire engines scrambled to the scene to tackle the large grass fire in Hornchurch, East London. At the height of the fire, around six hectares were alight, said the London Fire Brigade. But there are...

Several people evacuated after ‘large-scale, wind-driven’ fire breaks out at Dunwich Heath near Leiston A major incident has been declared as firefighters battle a large heathland fire on the Suffolk coast. Suffolk fire and rescue service was called to reports of a wildfire at Dunwich Heath, near Leiston, shortly after

Firefighters worked alongside farmers to contain a crop fire in Yorkshire on Tuesday.

It is the night that is most gruelling for firefighters, that is when the Canadair aircraft cannot fly, due to low visibility. Everything happens on the ground, as close as possible to the blaze, sometimes with the help of local residents who brave the fire with meagre resources.

Firefighters called in as reinforcements from Paris battle the massive wildfire in Gironde, which has already ravaged 42,000 hectares and forced 220,000 people to flee their homes.

Firefighters called in as reinforcements from Paris battle the massive wildfire in Gironde, which has already ravaged 42,000 hectares and forced 220,000 people to flee their homes.

A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, bringing the total forced out of their homes to a staggering 220,000 in one region alone, as flames crept ever closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux.