# Firefighter entrapments hit 20-year high in record U.S. wildfire season

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- Reuters, 2026-08-13 10:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/record-us-wildfire-season-firefighter-entrapments-hit-20-year-high-2026-08-13/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7da040b3146000015afdbe

> Federal data show U.S. firefighting personnel have been overrun by wildfires at the highest rate in two decades this year. Six people have died and dozens have been injured during a record-setting fire season.