Wildfires
All the latest news and essential info on forest fires and other wildfires around France.
France, Germany send firefighters to help battle Dutch blazes
France and Germany sent firefighting units to the Netherlands on Friday to help battle woodland blazes flaring in several areas.
First forest fire of the year breaks out in France
Wildfires are common in the south of France in summer - but the forest fire risk zone is spreading while blazes are also starting earlier. This year the first forest fire was recorded in April.
French government expands obligatory wildfire prevention work for homeowners
Laws require many homeowners in the south of France to do compulsory works each year to help prevent the spread of wildfires - but as fires become more common, the laws have been expanded to cover properties in northern France, including Brittany.
French volunteer firefighter jailed for starting 7 forest fires
A French volunteer firefighter was sentenced to jail on Wednesday after being found guilty of starting seven fires in woodland areas near his home.
The garden task the French government wants homeowners to do now
If you have a garden you may already have a list of end-of-summer tasks - but the French government is reminding homeowners of one especially important seasonal job.
Arson suspect held after six forest fires started on same day in south-east France
A suspected arsonist has been arrested in south-east France after six separate forest fires were reported almost simultaneously near Nice.
Illegal rave winds down in French fire-ravaged region
Organisers of a rave in a French region ravaged by wildfire in early August began dismantling their illegal set-up on Tuesday after tensions with locals still reeling from the disaster.
Record EU wildfires ‘burnt more than 1 million hectares in 2025’
Wildfires have so far ravaged more than one million hectares of land in European Union countries this year, a record since recording began in 2006, according to AFP analysis of official data.
Spain and France on wildfire alert
France and Spain are on wildfire alert as weather agencies warned of a "very high to extreme risk" of more wildfires there during Europe's intense heatwave.
Wildfire burns over 200 hectares in Charente
After a severe wildfire burned thousands of hectares in southern France last week, fire hit the south-west département of Charente on Monday afternoon.
'Challenging day' for firefighters battling huge blaze in France
Firefighters tackling a massive wildfire in southern France face a "challenging day" with officials warning on Sunday that scorching heat and dry winds could reignite the blaze.
Massive French wildfire contained but 'not under control'
French firefighters said Saturday that the country's biggest wildfire in at least half a century was contained but would not be brought under control before Sunday evening.
In pictures: Devastation wreaked by France's biggest wildfire in 70 years
France's largest recorded wildfire since 1949 has left a trail of destruction with homes and vehicles burned and vineyards left charred and destroyed.
Road closures, maps, evacuation zones: The latest on wildfire in southern France
One woman has died, thousands were evacuated and at least 13 injured in a massive wildfire in southern France - here's the latest on the massive wildfire, which continues to burn despite being declared under control.
One dead and nine injured in massive wildfire in southern France
A woman has died and nine people have been injured in a wildfire in southern France that has burned 15,000 hectares, making it the biggest wildfire seen in the country in 20 years.
In pictures: Massive wildfire burns through southern France
In south-west France, an enormous wildfire broke out on Tuesday and has already burned thousands of hectares, with hundreds of firefighters mobilised to battle the flames.
MAP: How to get the latest wildfire information and alerts in France
With forest fires becoming more common and more extensive due to hot, dry summers, there are several apps, websites and alert systems that allow you to check the latest information in each part of France.
Wildfire 'under control' after tourists evacuated from beaches in south of France
A fire in the south of France that forced the evacuation of two campgrounds and local housing over the weekend has been brought under control but is still burning on Monday morning.
1,500 firefighters tackle wildfires in south and west of France
More than 1,000 firefighters in the south of France are battling to control a wildfire that has burned more than 240 hectares of land, while emergency services tackle a separate blaze in Brittany.
MAP: Which parts of France suffer the most wildfires
Wildfires are becoming increasingly severe in France and while the south of the country remains the most at-risk, the wildfire alert areas are also spreading.
Is France ready for a summer of increasingly severe wildfires?
Two huge wildfires on Tuesday saw people evacuated in France's second-largest city while an airport, train line and several motorways were closed - so is France prepared to deal with its increasingly severe summer fires?
Marseille residents return to burnt out homes after wildfire
Residents returned to their devastated homes on Wednesday after a wildfire on the fringes of Marseille destroyed or severely damaged dozens of houses and turned cars into blackened shells.
Firefighters still battling wildfire outside Marseille
Firefighters are on Wednesday still battling a wildfire on the outskirts of Marseille, with concerns that forecast strong winds could fan the flames.