wildfires

Zelda Burkey points to what remains of her home in Mevo Modi'im, which was destroyed along with much of the village in a fire in May 2019. (Sam Sokol/JTA)

June 23, 2019, 6:02 am

Digging through the charred wreckage of the Carlebach moshav

After wildfire decimates community of Mevo Modi’im, residents pick through the ash, grapple with memories and vow to rebuild

By Sam Sokol

Israeli firefighters check a house that was badly damaged by a fire amid an extreme heat wave in the village of Mevo Modi'im, in central Israel on May 24, 2019. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

May 26, 2019, 2:02 pm

Authorities suspect arson behind fire that gutted central Israel village

Fire services previously blamed faulty power line for blaze that destroyed 40 of the 50 homes in Mevo Modi’im

By TOI staff

An Israeli flag is pictured in front of vehicles that were badly damaged by a fire amidst extreme heat wave in the village of Mevo Modi'im, in central Israel on May 24, 2019. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

May 26, 2019, 8:38 am

Over 1,000 fires ravage Israel over 3 days, forcing evacuation of thousands

Fire services declare end of operation after blazes burn almost 8,000 dunams; residents whose homes were destroyed hold uplifting ceremony vowing to rebuild their village

By TOI staff

Firefighters at the scene of a fire in an apartment in the northern city of Safed, May 25, 2019 (Basel Awidat/Flash90)

May 25, 2019, 11:10 pm

Toddler killed in apartment fire in northern city of Safed

Child’s four-year-old sibling suffers burns, 8 adults treated for smoke inhalation; country faces rash of blazes over several days amid severe heatwave

By TOI staff

Firefighters extinguish the remains of a fire in Kibbutz Harel, on May 24, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

May 25, 2019, 2:59 am

Wildfire near Beit She’an spreads across border into Jordan

Firefighters contain blaze in northern Jordan Valley in second day of raging wildfires, fed by tinder dry conditions; authorities suspect massive fire ignited by arsonists

By TOI staff

Rescue workers carry a body away from a burned property in the Holly Hills area of Paradise, California on November 14, 2018. (Josh Edelson / AFP)

November 17, 2018, 1:32 pm

Number of missing in California fires soars past 1,000 as Trump set to visit

Local police update death toll from deadliest-ever state fire to 71, say number of residents unaccounted for has doubled in 24 hours

By Javier Tovar

Alameda County Sheriff Coroner officers search for human remains at a burned residence in Paradise, California on November 12, 2018. (Josh Edelson/AFP)

November 13, 2018, 7:33 am

Death toll rises to 42 in deadliest fire in California history

A quarter of a million people forced to leave their homes by ‘Camp Fire’ blaze; 6,500 homes destroyed in town of Paradise, wiping it off map

By Josh Edelson and Laurent Banguet

A view of Camp Hess Kramer in Malibu, California, posted on November 11, 2018, after a fire burned a hillside there. (Camp Hess Kramer/Facebook)

November 13, 2018, 5:41 am

Jewish camps in Malibu vow to rebuild after consumed by wildfire

Hess Kramer and Gindling Hilltop, both run by Wilshire Boulevard Temple, suffer major damage from California blazes

By JTA

An American flag is draped over the charred remains of an old pickup truck entering Point Dume along the pacific coast highway in Malibu, California, on November 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

November 12, 2018, 9:40 pm

California synagogues, Hillel houses and families evacuate amid raging fires

While blazes sweep across the Golden State, affected Jewish communities are aided by individuals and organizations — but the devastation keeps spreading

By Elissa Einhorn

Flames surround a house in Malibu, California, on November 9, 2018, part of the Woolsey fire that has led to the evacuation of about 75,000 homes in southern California. (David McNew/ Getty Images)

November 11, 2018, 8:21 pm

Several Jewish institutions burned by fires racing through California

Synagogues, schools, and community centers offer support for community members touched by tragedy, as they seek to rebuild their own damaged buildings

By JTA

Krystin Harvey, left, comforts her daughter Araya Cipollini at the remains of their home burned in the Camp Fire, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, in Paradise, California. (AP/John Locher)

November 11, 2018, 5:51 am

Death toll up to at least 23 in California town devastated by wildfire

Residents who stayed behind pick through remain of Paradise, where thousands of structures burned to the ground in most destructive blaze in state history

By Gillian Flaccus, Don Thompson and Paul Elias

Power lines rest on cars that were burned by the Camp Fire on November 10, 2018 in Paradise, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP)

November 11, 2018, 3:32 am

Rescue workers find bodies after fire ravages California town

At least 11 killed in fast-moving Camp Fire near Sacramento; second blaze still raging in southern California beach town of Malibu, forcing evacuation of some 200,000

By AFP

Illustrative: Abandoned vehicles sit at a car lot in Paradise, north of Sacramento, California on November 09, 2018 (Josh Edelson / AFP)

November 10, 2018, 12:41 am

Five die in California wildfires, 150,000 forced to flee

Residents who managed to escape post harrowing videos to social media as they drive through tunnels of swirling smoke and orange flames

By AFP

Illustrative: Smoke rises from a large forest fire in the Sataf area west of Jerusalem, October 26, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

November 2, 2018, 7:23 am

Large blaze breaks out in Jerusalem Forest

Firefighters manage to contain flames before they spread to populated areas, as weather conditions spark concerns of fresh wildfires

By TOI staff

A house is threatened by a huge blaze during a wildfire in Kineta, near Athens, on July 23, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / VALERIE GACHE)

July 25, 2018, 12:00 pm

Netanyahu conveys condolences to Greece after wildfires kill 79

Greek fire department spokesperson says crews going house-to-house and searching burned cars and the scorched coastline for further victims

By TOI staff and Agencies