The 2018 wildfire season involves

wildfire A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of Combustibility and flammability, combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a ...

s on multiple continents. An extremely rare event occurred when wildfires broke out north of the

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in Scandinavia, with one burning on the Russia–Finland border near the

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on July 20. By the end of the calendar year, the fires in British Columbia had burned more area than in any prior recorded year; and California experienced the single largest (by area) fire on record, and a fire destroyed more structures than in any other in modern history. Similarly, the UK saw the most wildfires ever recorded in a single year, at 76, while Greece saw the deadliest wildfires in its history, with 102 casualties. Below is a partial list of articles on wildfires from around the world in the year 2018.

Asia

* 2018 Russian wildfires

Europe

2018 Attica wildfires A series of wildfires in Greece, during the 2018 European heat wave, began in the coastal areas of Attica (region), Attica in July 2018. 104 people were confirmed dead from the Mati fires. The fires were, at that time, the second-deadliest wildfi ...

, Greece * 2018 Sweden wildfires * 2018 United Kingdom wildfires

North America

A U.S. national state of emergency was declared on July 28 due to the California fires, which had killed at least six people. In August, the

Mendocino Complex Fire The Mendocino Complex Fire was a large complex of wildfires that burned in northern California for more than three months in 2018. It consisted of two wildfires, the River Fire and Ranch Fire, which burned in Mendocino, Lake, Colusa, and ...

became the second largest fire in California history and the

became the state's largest. Fires in British Columbia were the second worst in the history of the province, with over burned. *

2018 British Columbia wildfires By the end of June 2018, there had been more than 560 wildfires in British Columbia. The Comstock Lake fire, discovered on June 21, was caused by lightning. By July 6, it had grown to and was not fully contained. At one point over 200 personn ...

, Canada *

2018 California wildfires The 2018 wildfire season was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season in List of California wildfires, California history. It was also the largest on record at the time, now third after the 2020 California wildfires, 2020 and 2021 Ca ...

2018 Montana wildfires The 2018 wildfire season in Montana began around June, 2018 and ended around September, 2018. The Highway 37 Fire is a fire above Montana Highway 37 west of Libby, Montana at , near a Superfund site which is a former vermiculite mine. It was ...

2018 Nevada wildfires The 2018 wildfire season in Nevada began in June 2018 and ended November 2018. Wildfires included: * Martin Fire (July 4–August 2), the largest in state history with burned 2018 Oregon wildfires Wildfires in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2018 include the Boxcar Fire, Graham Fire, and Jack Knife Fire. In July, one person was killed by the Substation Fire, which also destroyed the Charles E. Nelson House. Background "Fire season" in Ore ...

2018 Utah wildfires The 2018 wildfire season in Utah began around June, 2018. Fires included: * Trail Mountain Fire (June 6–June 27) * West Valley Fire (June 27–August 7) * Dollar Ridge Fire (July 1–October) * Echo Canyon Fire * Pole Creek Fire (Sept ...

2018 Washington wildfires The 2018 Washington wildfire season officially began June 1, 2018. A statewide state of emergency was declared by Governor Jay Inslee on July 31. Training and preparedness State level planning for the fire season began at least as early as Janu ...

Oceania

2017–18 Australian bushfire season The bushfire season of the summer of 2017–18, was expected to have above normal bushfire risks with an elevated fire risk for the most of eastern and south Australian coastal areas. Australia had experienced its warmest winter on record and the ...

References

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