Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
A wildfire in Suffolk in July as the UK experienced a record-breaking number of fires. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenA wildfire in Suffolk in July as the UK experienced a record-breaking number of fires. This can cause crews to overheat, or remove their PPE altogether, exposing them to greater danger from heat, smoke and radiation.View image in fullscreenA firefighter attempts to control a fire on moorland in the Bannau Brycheiniog, formerly known as the Brecon Beacons, in south Wales.
- ▪A wildfire in Suffolk in July as the UK experienced a record-breaking number of fires.
- ▪Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenA wildfire in Suffolk in July as the UK experienced a record-breaking number of fires.
- ▪This can cause crews to overheat, or remove their PPE altogether, exposing them to greater danger from heat, smoke and radiation.View image in fullscreenA firefighter attempts to control a fire on moorland in the Bannau Brycheiniog, formerl
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A wildfire in Suffolk in July as the UK experienced a record-breaking number of fires. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenA wildfire in Suffolk in July as the UK experienced a record-breaking number of fires. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAWildfiresRevealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfiresFOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as survey highlights many fire services lack proper protective gearPippa Neill Environment reporterSun 4 Oct 2026 03.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe government quietly scrapped plans to prepare the countryside in England for wildfires, it has been revealed.
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