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Anatomy of a Fire
Facebook reckons the fire in the Burbage Valley was started by a barbecue. I was the fourth person there (after Isaac and two firefighters) at what i think was about 40 minutes after it was first reported to the emergency services. I stayed there for 7 hours fighting it and helping co-ordinate the response. I…
Look Both Ways
Photo 1 – Looking west – Possibly the start of the longest spell of rain in something like 10 weeks. Due to fall until lunchtimeish tomorrow. Photo 2 – Looking east – A rainbow over the city and smoke visible in several places. South Yorkshire FRS are currently dealing with fires at Wharncliffe Woods, near…
Words on Fire
It is undoubtedly the case that most UK wildfires are anthropogenic. Caused either by deliberate malice, unthinking and inappropriate activities or chance. Naturally ignited fires are rare and hard to identify, and ignition sources such as lightning strikes, though well documented in continental Europe and North America, are hard to confirm in the UK. Read…
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