Unprecedented Wildfire Hits Fontainebleau Forest Near Paris

A wildfire in Fontainebleau Forest, southeast of Paris, burned over 800 hectares by 13 July 2026. France's Gendarmerie called the blaze "inédit" — unprecedented. Forest fires historically concentrated in France's south; this shift northward raises questions about changing fire risk. Hundreds of firefighters and water-bombing aircraft responded, with evacuations ordered.