Wildfires: what can the UK and other nations learn from Australia’s world-leading fire response systems?

By Elliot Convery-Fisher, Research Fellow in Socio-Ecology of Fire Management, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Kate Parkins, Bushfire Risk Analyst, The University of Melbourne

Wildfires are becoming a feature of the UK’s hotter, drier climate.

In July 2026, major fires swept through parts of the UK in a matter of days – notably setting Arthur’s Seat, the extinct volcano in the centre of Edinburgh, alight. The Scottish Greens labelled wildfires a “national emergency”…

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