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09/03/2026

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26/02/2026

"After two decades studying wildfires across continents, and watching Europe burn every summer, I keep returning to the same uncomfortable conclusion: this is not a failure of the fire service or a government. It is a failure of society." Prof Guillermo Rein of Imperial College, London, looks back at wildfire season 2025 to see what it holds for 2026.
Imperial College London
Graphic: European Commission Forest Fires Information System
Read more:
https://wildfiretoday.com/europe-burns-a-view-to-the-summer-of-2026/

19/02/2026

🔥 Anton Beneslavskiy – Co-founder and expert for pyrocene-alliance

Active member of the global wildfire community, working to advance knowledge, safety and resilience.

SmokeD detects fires within minutes -time matters.

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24/12/2025

23/12/2025

Christmas Eve is a time for good deeds and small miracles. If you are wondering who else you could give a Christmas present to, you could help the volunteer fire brigade in South Africa. TEST is a local group who have decided that saving their community from fire is solely in their hands.
Pyrocene Alliance does it best to help this team raise money for equipment and training that will make their work safer.
Here: https://gofund.me/117896a73 is the link to the GoFundMe campaign, where you can make a small miracle happen this Christmas. And if you don't celebrate Christmas, you can make this small miracle happen just because.

15/12/2025

What do you see in this photo besides two adorable dogs?
This is the equipment of a volunteer firefighter from the TEST team (South Africa), assembled by him and purchased with his own money.
All over the world, volunteer firefighters from small local teams equip themselves to fight out-of-control fires.
You can help this team; your donations will help them purchase professional, high-quality equipment and conduct the necessary training. Become part of this team's story.
Please follow the link to donate: https://lnkd.in/e75qyKNu

17/11/2025

Your support is needed!
Meet the Tzaneen Emergency Support Team (TEST), a group of local firefighters from Limpopo in South Africa. They came together from local communities in response to the growing threat of wildfires.
Their story is one of many examples of local communities facing the consequences of climate change.
The Pyrocene Alliance plans to provide these brave and committed individuals with the necessary training and equipment to ensure that they can work safely and effectively.

Join us and support local firefighters!
Donate by the link: https://gofund.me/3dabc8b05
For major donations please contact us in direct message.

31/10/2025

14/10/2025

🔥 Stop wildfires before they spread!

We’re teaming up with the Tzaneen Emergency Support Team 🇿🇦 — bringing training, PPE, radios & tools to the volunteers who protect their community from the flames.

Every € puts life-saving gear in the field.

👉 Donate here: https://gofund.me/2eeca5448 Your donation will make a chenge!

Be the reason a firefighter goes home safe. ❤️

05/10/2025

Burning trees?

Yes, please!

During heathland burning, the aim is to rejuvenate the heath and maintain its characteristic biodiversity. Pines play a special role in this:

Why let pines burn?

Pines cast shade and, if left unchecked, would gradually turn the open heath into woodland.

Burning them prevents this succession and helps preserve the open heathland landscape.

Dead or scorched pines also provide valuable deadwood habitat.

Importance for the Black Fire Beetle (Melanophila acuminata):

This beetle is pyrophilous (fire-loving) and highly dependent on freshly burned pine wood.

It has infrared sensors that allow it to detect fires from kilometers away.

After a fire, it flies to freshly scorched pines and lays its eggs there.

The larvae can only develop in fire-damaged pine wood, where there is little competition from other insects.

28/09/2025

Prescribed burnings are essential for the health of Northern Germany's heathlands. In fact, 60% of species, such as the endangered black grouse, depend on regular fires to survive.