Firefighters could be at moorland blaze for 'days'
He said crews were "doing all we possibly can to try and stop this fire from spreading any further", including dropping water from helicopters and carrying out reconnaissance with drones and aircraft. "Mountain Rescue have been absolutely fantastic and provided their drone. We've also had a coastguard plane as well to do reconnaissance of the actual area.
- ▪He said crews were "doing all we possibly can to try and stop this fire from spreading any further", including dropping water from helicopters and carrying out reconnaissance with drones and aircraft.
- ▪"Mountain Rescue have been absolutely fantastic and provided their drone.
- ▪We've also had a coastguard plane as well to do reconnaissance of the actual area.
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Firefighters could be at moorland blaze for 'days'Image caption, Greater Manchester Police said a 20-year-old woman had been charged over a fire near Dove Stone ReservoirByPaul Burnell, North West and Mat Trewern, North West Published15 July 2026, 06:10 BSTUpdated 49 minutes agoFirefighters have said it could take days to extinguish a large fire on moorland in Greater Manchester, which broke out on Saturday.Officers said the blaze at Dove Stone Reservoir in Greenfield, Saddleworth, had now merged with one several miles away at Tintwistle Moor near Glossop.Clive Stanbrook, from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS), said it was spreading because of the tinder-dry conditions and the "ever changing winds".
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