Care to hazard a guess at what the % increase is in wildfires in 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
Yup, 717%*
564 fires since January 1st this year.
*Figure from the National Fire Chiefs Council
I can tell you that the majority of people using a BBQ or having a campfire in the bit of the Peak that i frequent / Ranger are unable to make the causational link between what they’re doing and wildfire. I genuinely don’t know how they think wildfires start.
I’ve also has conversations with people (including at the recent Froggatt fire) that genuinely believe wildfires just start of their own accord without any human involvement.
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